C86

C86 is a cassette compilation released by the British music magazine NME in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from British independent record labels of the time. As a term, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar-based musical genre characterized by jangling guitars and melodic power pop song structures, although other musical styles were represented on the tape. The C86 scene is now recognized as a pivotal moment for independent music in the UK. The name C86 was a play on the labelling and length of blank compact cassettes—commonly C60, C90 and C120—combined with 1986.

Links to Peel
In its time, the C86 scene became a pejorative term for its associations with so-called "shambling" (a John Peel-coined description celebrating the self-conscious primitive approach of some of the music) and underachievement. Despite this, Peel supported the C86 scene and played many tracks from the compilation album on his shows in 1986. Some of them, even entered the Festive Fifty of that year.

Shows Played
List below comes from only the compilation album and excludes singles or album tracks from other materials.
 * 1986
 * 04 June 1986: Shop Assistants: It's Up To You
 * Peel 036 (BFBS): McCarthy: Celestial City
 * 10 June 1986: Age Of Chance: From Now On, This Will Be Your God
 * 11 June 1986: Wedding Present: This Boy Can Wait (A Bit Longer!)
 * 11 June 1986: We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It: Console Me
 * 16 June 1986: Stump: Buffalo
 * 17 June 1986: Mighty Lemon Drops: Happy Head
 * 02 July 1986: Miaow: Sport Most Royal
 * 14 July 1986: Big Flame: New Way (Quick Wash And Brush Up With Liberation Theology)