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Taking punk's DIY ideals and applying it to stripped-down acoustic pop, the Woodentops achieved a great deal of critical success in the short time they were together. The band formed in Northampton in 1983. They released their debut single 'Plenty' on Food Records which led to Rough Trade releasing a series of classic singles 'Move Me', 'Well Well Well', 'It Will Come' and 'Good Thing' through 1985/86, followed by their acclaimed debut album 'Giant'. The following year the band began experimenting with their sound, adding tougher guitars and electronics, and gained an early hit on the burgeoning clubfloor scene in Ibiza with 'Why Why Why'. They released the live album 'Live Hypnobeat Live' in 1987, and the second studio album 'Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway' in 1988, and the band continued to play live, touring the world in 1988 until 1992. This CD covers the BBC sessions that the band recorded between 1984 and 1988, which neatly encapsulates their sound and the development of their music over that period.