from NME:

The Stone Roses and Cast feature – but no Oasis or Blur…

(Apr 29, 2009)

A new three-CD compilation album, 'Common People. The Britpop Story', is set for release on June 8.

The compilation features Pulp, The Stone Roses, Supergrass and Super Furry Animals – but not Oasis or Blur, who are widely credited to have kick-started the 1990s movement and were the two biggest UK bands of the time.

Sleevenotes for the album have been written by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley, who wrote for Melody Maker during the Britpop era.

The full tracklisting of 'Common People. The Britpop Story' will be:

CD1

The Auteurs – 'Lenny Valentino'
Elastica – 'Stutter'
Gene – 'Be My Light, Be My Guide'
The Stone Roses – 'Love Spreads'
James – 'Laid'
Dodgy – 'Staying Out For The Summer'
Saint Etienne – 'You're In A Bad Way'
Dubstar – 'Stars'
Blake Grape – 'In The Name Of The Father'
Duffy – 'London Girls'
Marion – 'Sleep'
These Animal Men – 'Speeed King'
S*M*A*S*H – 'Shame'
Cast – 'Alright'
Bluetones – 'Slight Return'
Perfume – 'Lover'
The Boo Radleys – 'Wake Up Boo!'
Menswear – 'Daydreamer'

CD2

Pulp – 'Common People'
Supergrass – 'Alright'
Sleeper – 'Inbetweener'
Echobelly – 'Great Things'
Powder – 'Afrodisiac'
Northern Uproar – 'Rollercoaster'
Paul Weller – 'Thechangingman'
The Divine Comedy – 'Something For The Weekend'
Babybird – 'You're Gorgeous'
My Life Story – '12 Reasons Why'
Denim – 'It Fell Off The Back Of A Van'
Kula Shaker – 'Tattva'
Mansun – 'Wide Open Space'
Salad – 'Drink The Elixir'
Placebo – 'Nancy Boy'
Longpigs – 'She Said'
Ocean Colour Scene – 'The Riverboat Song'
Shed Seven – 'Chasing Rainbows'

CD3

Super Furry Animals – 'God! Show Me Magic'
Suede – 'Trash'
Kenickie – 'In Your Car'
Theaudience – 'A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed'
Catatonia – 'Mulder And Scully'
Space – 'Female Of The Species'
Embrace – 'All You Good Good People'
Gomez – 'Whippin' Piccadilly'
Geneva – 'Into The Blue'
Rialto – 'Monday Morning 5:19'
The Seahorses – 'Love Is The Law'
Hurricane #1 – 'Step Into My World'
Monaco – 'What Do You Want From Me'
Spearmint – 'Sweeping The Nation'
Lodger – 'Always Round Here'
Earl Brutus – 'SAS And The Glam That Goes With It'
Stereophonics – 'The Bartender And The Thief'
Gay Dad – 'Oh Jim'

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aside from the obvious omissions of Blur and Oasis, they are also missing Ash, Lush, Straw, Lightning Seeds, The Auteurs, Bernard Butler, The Charlatans, Ed Ball, Edwyn Collins, Denim, Headswim, Heavy Stereo, Manic Street Preachers, The Montrose Avenue, Shack, Teenage Fanclub, The Verve, Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, The Gyres, Nilon Bombers, Puressence, The Supernaturals, Symposium, Travis, Idlewild, The Wannadies,

am I missing any other bands here?

No Oasis or Blur?

What the fuck's the point then?

They're the first track!

oops!

I wonder if this is a situation like the Rhino Punk Boxed Set that didn't include any Sex Pistols tracks because Lydon wouldn't give them permission.

More than likely Blur and Oasis didn't feel the need to give their permission for this. Also I'm shocked that the one Suede song isn't from their first two albums. That's just poor.

No Matthew Jay?

or the vastly underrated band Witness and their album: 'Before the Calm', who have been called the UK's R.E.M.

Yes, however "Trash" was their biggest chart hit placement wise - perhaps tied with "Stay Together", though we know that would never make it. So in that regards, it makes sense.

Personally, I'm not sure who they're aiming at with this release... If you're going for nostalgia value, we all pretty much have anything we would want on this one. If you're trying to pull the new kids in, they want their downloads not a 3 CD set.

And I'm not exactly sure some of whats on it would count as Britpop in the strictest sense of the word anyways...

Oh well.

This is pointless. No Oasis, Blur, Verve...really?

Where's Curve !??

Yet the Seahorses made it - John Squire's band after the Stone Roses. And I guess while on the subject, no Ian Brown songs. He's had a few amazing tracks.

Still looks like a decent tracklist. Other than a few of the obvious omissions, I'd be hard-pressed to come up with a more varied list.