New Old Stock Music

If you're into collecting things you're probably familiar with the concept of "new old stock" or "NOS," which Wikipedia defines as "aged stock of merchandise that was never sold to a customer and is still new in original packaging. Such merchandise may not be manufactured anymore, and the new old stock may represent the only current source of a particular item .... Another definition of NOS is new original stock, referring to aged original equipment parts that remained in unsold inventory. This inventory may sell at a premium in a vintage or collectables market, such as among antique vehicle collectors where enthusiasts seek to repair their vehicles with original parts."

NOS is a popular fetish among collectors of watches, baseball cards, toys, car parts, Grateful Dead beanie baby bears, you name it.  NOS records are also desirable in certain circles, but I've never thought of the music itself as being NOS.  Until recently.

Spotify served up "If You Don't Want Me To" by Joanna and I thought to myself, "Jeez, are these guys Stone Roses fans or what?  They sound like a late 80's Manchester band."

It turns out they are a late 80s Manchester band!  You never heard of them because the album they recorded in 1990, "Hello Flower," was never released.  But now it is.  NOS music!  I dig it and most of you will too.