REVIEW: Ocean Colour Scene – Yesterday Today 1999 - 2003

NEWS: Ocean Colour Scene Yesterday Today: 1999 – 2003 vinyl box set

Demon Music Group present….Ocean Colour Scene Yesterday Today: 1999 – 2003

Second instalment in Demon’s Ocean Colour Scene limited edition vinyl collection, featuring three LPs all remastered and on coloured vinyl out 12 May

BUY LINK: https://ocscene.lnk.to/yesterdaytodaybox2

Within this boxset set you’ll find One From The Modern; the bands fourth album that at the

time represented something of a slight departure from the previous two records. A more

reflective, soulful and pastoral sound as well as a more political message, albeit with a late-

60s psychedelic slant, reminiscent of The Byrds, Small Faces or later-period Beatles.

The band’s fifth album Mechanical Wonder peaked in the UK chart at #7. Tracks such as ‘Up

On The Downside’, ‘If I Gave You My Heart’ and ‘Mechanical Wonder’ represent a

continuation of the popular Ocean Colour Scene sound. Plus, this is the first time this album

has been reissued on vinyl since it was first released in 2001.

 

Finishing off the set is North Atlantic Drift, which is also appearing on vinyl for the first time

since its initial release. An exceptionally good album that ranks alongside the band's best,

featuring the tracks ‘I Just Need Myself’, ‘Golden Gate Bridge’ and ‘Second Hand Car’.

Put together in full coordination with the band, all of these albums have been remastered

by Phil Kinrade at Alchemy Mastering and now pressed on limited edition 140g colour

vinyl.

LP1: One From The Modern (1999)

A1. Profit In Peace

A2. So Low

A3. I Am The News

A4. No One At All

A5. Families

A6. Step By Step

B1. July

B2. Jane She Got Excavated

B3. Emily Chambers

B4. Soul Driver

B5. The Waves

B6. I Won’t Get Grazed

LP2: Mechanical Wonder (2001)

A1. Up On The Downside

A2. In My Field

A3. Sail On My Boat

A4. Biggest Thing

A5. We Made It More

B1. Give Me A Letter

B2. Mechanical Wonder

B3. You Are Amazing

B4. If I Gave You My Heart

B5. Can’t Get Back To The Baseline

B6. Something For Me

LP 3: North Atlantic Drift (2003)

A1. I Just Need Myself

A2. Oh Collector

A3. North Atlantic Drift

A4. Golden Gate Bridge

A5. Make The Deal

A6. For Every Corner

B1. On My Way

B2. Second Hand Car

B3. She’s Been Writing

B4. The Song Goes On

B5. When Evil Comes

 

In October 1989, Simon Fowler, Steve Cradock, Damon Minchella and Oscar Harrison sat

down together, chose their three favourite words, arranged them in a satisfactory order and

became Ocean Colour Scene. Thirty-five years on, and Ocean Colour Scene are still

together: making music and regularly selling out huge concert halls across the country. They

have the support of an extraordinarily dedicated and loyal fan base who cherish their music

and hold close to their hearts a lifetime of memories supporting the group.