OUT OF THE GATE: HEYDAY RECORDS BAY AREA SAMPLER (2000)

Tracks

1. Forget the Radio (4:40) - Marty Willson-Piper
2. Channel 13 (1:46) - Baby Snufkin
3. King Waterfall (3:02) - Mandible Chatter
4. Bottoms Up (4:08) - The Bellyachers
5. Springfield Avenue (3:15) - ing
6. Make It Glow (4:09) - The Smarties
7. Water And The Glass (3:42) - The Kirby Grips
8. Wild Turkey (1:33) - The Aquamen
9. Always Burning (3:45) - The Blue Arrows
10. Star (4:56) - Mellow Drunk
11. Lady Don (2:39) - Missy Roback
12. Technicolour Dream World (4:20) - Ornamental
13. Service Entrance (2:19) - Meredith DiMenna
14. Stepping Out (3:44) - Sunspun
15. Vultures (4:14) - Ramona The Pest
16. Thinking of Rain (3:28) - Texas Border Radio
17. The Ballad of Tattoo Bob (4:38) - The Gazillions
18. Astronomy (1:48) - Bitesize
19. Karisma (3:30) - Enda
20. I Don't Belong To The Sun (4:44) - Jeff Crandall
21. GI Joe (3:44) - goh
22. I Could Fall In Love (2:07) - Phoenix Thunderstone

Releases

• CD - Heyday Records (USA Promo)

Notes

Includes this write-up on Marty:

With a career that has spanned almost 20 years, Marty Willson-Piper (guitarist of "The Church") has won a world wide audience and has influenced an ocean of guitarists. Hanging Out In Heaven, his first solo release in nearly five years continues to prove Marty's knack for writing finely designed pop songs with witty, intelligent and meaningful lyrics. "An initial rush of success saw The Church burst onto the charts in 1981 with "The Unguarded Moment" and return in 1982 with "Almost With You". Although it took five more years for the world to become fully aware of their carefully understated but ever imaginative style, when recognition came, it was by no means half-hearted. The prestigious Los Angeles Times described their sixth album "Starfish" (which contained such hits as "Under The Milky Way" and "Reptile") as "dense, shimmering, exquisite guitar pop." Such reviews assisted the album in its climb to number one on the American Alternative and AOR charts.