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Cooking Vinyl 1986-2016

Listening notes

Cooking Vinyl 1986–2016 (COOKBOX001LP) is a various artists compilation released on Cooking Vinyl in 2016 to mark the label's thirtieth anniversary. Catalogued under the genres of pop and rock, it is issued on vinyl and spans seven LP sides across what the tracklist organises into six chronological sections: 1986–1995 Part One, 1986–1995 Part Two, 1996–2005 Part One, 1996–2005 Part Two, 2006–2016 Part One, 2006–2016 Part Two, and 2006–2016 Part Three.

The set runs from side A through side N, accommodating a total of seventy-six tracks across those sections. The earliest period, sides A and B, includes titles such as "Hal An Tow," "The Ballad Of John Henry," "Bradman," "Sweet Jane," "Dirty Old Town," and "Byker Hill." Sides C and D continue the 1986–1995 portion with tracks including "Viva Las Vegas," "Radio Africa," "(Sometimes I Feel Like) Fletcher Christian," and "The Space Race Is Over." The middle decade is represented across sides E through H, where titles include "Both Hands," "New Year's Day," "Ace Of Spades," and "Take The Skinheads Bowling." The final six sides cover 2006–2016, closing the compilation with "The Day Is My Enemy" on side L and concluding the set on side N with "Hold On."

The compilation's structure, moving track by track through three decades of the label's catalogue, positions it straightforwardly as an anniversary document. No track durations or personnel credits are provided in the available data for this release.