Yellow Pills

Yellow Pills é uma série de 4 coletâneas (segundo Joe Tangari, no Pitchfork) com músicas de power pop, lançadas pela Big Deal Records (USA) e Another Time Records (UK), de 1993 a 1997, completando 84 músicas ao todo. O texto sobre power pop do Allmusic comenta que, no início dos anos 90, as compilações da série Yellow Pills reuniram juntos os destaques desses músicos da época, assim como novos artistas que trabalharam no estilo. Durante o início e meados da década de 1990, esse grupo de músicos independentes e bandas de raiz power pop ganhou um pequeno, mas dedicado, culto seguidor nos Estados Unidos. Joe Tangari afirma que foi Jordan Oakes, autor de um fanzine com o nome Yellow Pills, quem organizou as 4 compilações; lançando, segundo o Discogs, uma outra compilação em CD duplo em 2004, intitulada Yellow Pills: Prefill, pelo selo Numero Group. Oakes se inspirou no nome Yellow Pills devido a uma canção lançada pelos 20/20, intitulada "Yellow Pills" (de acordo com a segunda parte da biografia deles).

Yellow Pills - The Best of American Pop! Volume 1 (1993)

Músicas

  1. Dwight Twilley – Remedies
  2. Shoes – I Miss You
  3. Adam Schmitt – Speed Kills
  4. The Cowsills – Is It Any Wonder
  5. 20/20 – Song Of The Universe
  6. Enuff Z'nuff – Fingers On It
  7. Devin Hill – Stars
  8. The Critics – You Can't Lie
  9. Jim Basnight – Rest Up
  10. Chris Von Sneidern – Open Wide
  11. The Spongetones – Skinny
  12. The Rubinoos – The Girl
  13. Tommy Keene – Disarray
  14. Ken Sharp – Break Down The Walls
  15. The Flashcubes – It's You Tonight
  16. Elliot Kendall – No Romance Today
  17. The Vandalias – Get To Know You
  18. Whallop – When Is Your Dream
  19. Buddy Love – Why Can't We Make Believe We're In Love?
  20. Three Hour Tour – Love Sick Trip
  21. Mark Johnson – I Like The World

Yellow Pills - More of the Best of American Pop! Volume 2 (1994)

Músicas

  1. Shoes – A Thing Of The Past
  2. 20/20 – Nothing At All
  3. Material Issue – Something's Happened to Catherine
  4. Parthenon Huxley – Bazooka Joe
  5. Brian Stevens and the Flip – A Little Bird Told Me So
  6. The Sighs – Situations
  7. Jim Basnight – Tonight
  8. Randell Kirsch – Just Kidding
  9. The Posies – Saying Sorry To Myself
  10. The Nicoteens – You're Gonna Save Me
  11. Kyle Vincent – Just A Matter Of Time
  12. Gladhands – Sisters
  13. Wondermints – Carnival of Souls
  14. Redd Kross – Switchblade Sister
  15. Bill Lloyd – There's A Lot Of Love In This Room
  16. Chris Von Sneidern – Call Out My Name
  17. Matthew Sweet – Bovine Connection
  18. Lane Steinberg – Empty Boy
  19. The Underground Cartoons – Head First
  20. 20/20 – Watching The Headlights Burn
  21. The Rubinoos – Stop Before We Start

Yellow Pills - More Great Pop! Volume 3 (1996)

Músicas

  1. Her Majesty's Buzz – Penelope Baker
  2. Michael Guthrie Band – Do What You're Doing
  3. Material Issue – The Problem With Jill
  4. Brad Jones – The Blunderbuss
  5. Martin Luther Lennon – Nobody I Know
  6. John Wicks – Her Stars Are My Stars
  7. The Finns – Sky Vue
  8. John McMullan – Taking Me Somewhere
  9. Gigolo Aunts – Weird Sister
  10. Black & Blonde – Just In Time
  11. The Greenberry Woods – You Know The Real
  12. The Blow Pops – Pt. 1
  13. Feet of Clay – Dear Prudence
  14. Wonderboy – Skidmarks
  15. Paul Collins' Beat – I've Always Got You On My Mind
  16. The Scruffs – This Can't Go On
  17. The Rock Club – Time Will Tell On You
  18. Cherry Twister – Blue Summer
  19. Something Happens – Be The One
  20. Scott McCarl – Nobody Knows
  21. Craig Pearman – Let's Take A Chance

Yellow Pills - Volume 4 (1997)

Músicas

  1. The Four O'Clock Balloon – Stood In The Rain
  2. The Plimsouls – Playing With Jack
  3. John Velora – Coming Home
  4. Buzzard Meg – They're My Friends
  5. Chris Von Sneidern – Circles
  6. Wanderlust – I'm Not You
  7. Joe, Marc's Brother – She's Gonna Be My Girl
  8. David Grahame – I Love You Better
  9. The Nines – I Would Never
  10. The Pop Files – Carolina
  11. Material Issue – I'd Wait A Million Years
  12. John McMullan – The Thought Of Your Name
  13. Andrew Gold – Love Tonight
  14. Dan Markell – You Mighta Made The Sun
  15. Jason Falkner – My Home Is Not A House
  16. The Loud Family – Chicago And Miss Jovan's Land-O-Mat
  17. Mod Lang – Jill
  18. Anton Barbeau – Octagon
  19. Richard Barone – Show And Tell
  20. DM3 – Show You
  21. Love Nut – If You Go Away

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