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
Dwight Twilley – Remedies Shoes – I Miss You Adam Schmitt – Speed Kills The Cowsills – Is It Any Wonder 20/20 – Song Of The Universe Enuff Z'nuff – Fingers On It Devin Hill – Stars The Critics – You Can't Lie Jim Basnight – Rest Up Chris Von Sneidern – Open Wide The Spongetones – Skinny The Rubinoos – The Girl Tommy Keene – Disarray Ken Sharp – Break Down The Walls The Flashcubes – It's You Tonight Elliot Kendall – No Romance Today The Vandalias – Get To Know You Whallop – When Is Your Dream Buddy Love – Why Can't We Make Believe We're In Love? Three Hour Tour – Love Sick Trip Mark Johnson – I Like The World
Yellow Pills - More of the Best of American Pop! Volume 2 (1994)
Músicas
Shoes – A Thing Of The Past 20/20 – Nothing At All Material Issue – Something's Happened to Catherine Parthenon Huxley – Bazooka Joe Brian Stevens and the Flip – A Little Bird Told Me So The Sighs – Situations Jim Basnight – Tonight Randell Kirsch – Just Kidding The Posies – Saying Sorry To Myself The Nicoteens – You're Gonna Save Me Kyle Vincent – Just A Matter Of Time Gladhands – Sisters Wondermints – Carnival of Souls Redd Kross – Switchblade Sister Bill Lloyd – There's A Lot Of Love In This Room Chris Von Sneidern – Call Out My Name Matthew Sweet – Bovine Connection Lane Steinberg – Empty Boy The Underground Cartoons – Head First 20/20 – Watching The Headlights Burn The Rubinoos – Stop Before We Start
Yellow Pills - More Great Pop! Volume 3 (1996)
Músicas
Her Majesty's Buzz – Penelope Baker Michael Guthrie Band – Do What You're Doing Material Issue – The Problem With Jill Brad Jones – The Blunderbuss Martin Luther Lennon – Nobody I Know John Wicks – Her Stars Are My Stars The Finns – Sky Vue John McMullan – Taking Me Somewhere Gigolo Aunts – Weird Sister Black & Blonde – Just In Time The Greenberry Woods – You Know The Real The Blow Pops – Pt. 1 Feet of Clay – Dear Prudence Wonderboy – Skidmarks Paul Collins' Beat – I've Always Got You On My Mind The Scruffs – This Can't Go On The Rock Club – Time Will Tell On You Cherry Twister – Blue Summer Something Happens – Be The One Scott McCarl – Nobody Knows Craig Pearman – Let's Take A Chance
Yellow Pills - Volume 4 (1997)
Músicas
The Four O'Clock Balloon – Stood In The Rain The Plimsouls – Playing With Jack John Velora – Coming Home Buzzard Meg – They're My Friends Chris Von Sneidern – Circles Wanderlust – I'm Not You Joe, Marc's Brother – She's Gonna Be My Girl David Grahame – I Love You Better The Nines – I Would Never The Pop Files – Carolina Material Issue – I'd Wait A Million Years John McMullan – The Thought Of Your Name Andrew Gold – Love Tonight Dan Markell – You Mighta Made The Sun Jason Falkner – My Home Is Not A House The Loud Family – Chicago And Miss Jovan's Land-O-Mat Mod Lang – Jill Anton Barbeau – Octagon Richard Barone – Show And Tell DM3 – Show You Love Nut – If You Go Away
Ligações externas
Texto sobre power pop do Allmusic. Yellow Pills, por Joe Tangari (Pitchfork). Biografia do 20/20 (segunda parte). Yellow Pills - The Best of American Pop! Volume 1 no Allmusic. Yellow Pills - The Best of American Pop! Volume 1 no Discogs (Big Deal - USA). Yellow Pills - The Best of American Pop! Volume 1 no Discogs (Another Time - UK). Yellow Pills - More of the Best of American Pop! Volume 2 no Allmusic. Yellow Pills - More of the Best of American Pop! Volume 2 no Discogs. Yellow Pills - More Great Pop! Volume 3 no Allmusic. Yellow Pills - More Great Pop! Volume 3 no Discogs. Yellow Pills - Volume 4 no Allmusic. Yellow Pills - Volume 4 no Discogs. Jordan Oakes no Discogs. Yellow Pills: Prefill no Discogs.
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