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Thanks to that wonderful man (and not the one from Delmonte), I am in fact talking about 'the American' - Marc Berger. Besides creating the first two collections on CD, consisting of both LP's plus extra tracks - he also created an impressive compilation CD. His enthusiasm

persuaded me that people still cared about the band, and between us, we were able to transfer some early raw and unknown material from cassette to CD (before the technology was readily available). The limited Party Day Archive made real.

So this joint venture created both ‘Splitting the Atom, Shelling the Pea’ and ‘The Buck Stops Here’. Both CD's offered hinted as to what might have been with the first line up. As with all things, these are no longer available.

Incredible to unearth a bootleg from 1986 on the web. No idea who or what Jarmusic was, but the cassette seems to have a Yorkshire flavour. So if anyone out there, possibly in Leeds can enlighten me, it would be great to know . . . and no, I don’t have a copy. And where did ‘Autumn Waves’ come from?

Party Day: Bootlegs

CD Title	Sleeve	Taster*
Collage V Possible the very first compilation (and it’s a cassette) and includes ‘My Heroine’. (Track list) 1986
Glasshouse LP Plus The following extras (Glasshouse & the Spider singles): My Heroine / Let us Shine / Smile / Poison / The Spider / Flies / Borderline.
Simplicity LP Plus The following extras: (tracks by 'Silent Scream' & 'Second Coming' [fellow Barnsley bands]).
Sounds of the Vault, Volume 1 Marc Berger’s 17 track compilation CD includes Party Day’s track ‘Atoms’. 2001
Splitting the Atom, Shelling the Pea features: Values / The Spider / Opium Gathering / Poison / Flies / Springboard / Commitment / Rabbit Pie / Washing Line / Party Day*/ Them / 'interview' / EMSS / Matter. 2002
The Buck Stops Here features: The Spider / Flies / Boredom*/ Rabbit Pie / My Heroine / Carousel / Glasshouse / 'interview' / Neuro Dance / Opium Gathering / Tin Sky / Washing Line / Another NR. 2002
New Wave, Volume 5 Internet only compilation which includes Party Day’s track ‘Atoms’. (Track list) 2010
Strangers, Still Internet only compilation featuring Party Day’s track ‘Grace’. (Track list) 2011 (June)
Gothic Rockpilation, CD 5 Internet only compilation featuring Party Day’s track ‘Atoms’. (Track list) 2011 (Sept)
Cold Moments, Volume 3 Internet only compilation featuring Party Day’s track ‘Atoms’. (Track list) 2012
De Siniestreo, Toma 01 Another web only compilation . . . and it’s the track ‘Atoms’. (Track list) 2013 (May)
Forgotten Reign . . . and another web only compilation, and it’s . . . ‘Atoms’. (Track list) 2013 (Nov)
Dead Music is Alive!!! . . . and another web only compilation, how ever, this time it’s ‘Rabbit Pie’ that takes centre stage. (Track list) 2013 (Nov)
Autumn Waves, CD 3 . . . Another one creeps out of the web, and surprise… not! It’s ‘Atoms’. (Track list) 2014
Deepest Cuts, Volume 7 ‘The 80s Underground’ . . . Time passes and yet, the corpse of Party Day rolls once more, to the tune of . . . ‘Let Us Shine’. (Track list) 2018
Silhouettes & Shadows 6 (unofficial) We all loved the official release, but someone thought it wasn’t enough! Includes ‘Atoms’ (Track list) 2021