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Halcyon Days: Complete Recordings (1985-1987)

One Thousand Violins

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Release Date:  26 May 2014

Label:  Cherry Red Records / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929162433

Genres:  Indie  

  • Description

    Debut single 'Halcyon Days' won rave reviews and B-side 'Like One Thousand Violins' made John Peels Festive 50 that year. Second single, the more psychedelic-sounding 'Please Don't Sandblast My House', made the Indie Chart in late 1986.

    Their next single, 'Ungrateful Bastard', was issued on German label Constrictor and still made the Indie Top 30. The label also issued two mini-LPs by the band. After a final single for Dreamworld, 'Locked Out Of The Love-In', One Thousand Violins issued 'If I Were A Bullet' on Report at the end of 1987.

    Compiled with involvement from founding members Colin Gregory and John Wood, Halcyon Days offers the bands complete recorded output from 1985 to 1987, prior to the band changing their line-up and sound. Many of these tracks are new to CD.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Halcyon Days (12"" Version)
      • 2. Like One Thousand Violins
      • 3. I Remember When Everybody Used To Ride Bikes....Now We All Drive Cars
      • 4. The Tragic Tale Of Daniel
      • 5. Please Don't Sandblast My House
      • 6. I Think It's Time I Broke Down
      • 7. Though It Poured The Next Day I Never Noticed The Rain
      • 8. You Ungrateful Bastard
      • 9. My Beautiful Shirt
      • 10. To Make Your Tea
      • 11. Locked Out Of The Love-In
      • 12. Why Is It Always December
      • 13. I Was Depending On You To Be My Jesus
      • 14. No One Was Saving The World
      • 15. Candleman (Electric Intro Version)
      • 16. If I Were A Bullet (Then For Sure I'd Find A Way To Your Heart)
      • 17. Poet (Long Version)
      • 18. Almost Dead & Nigh On Forty Years To Go
      • 19. Halcyon Days (Alternative Version)
      • 20. Candleman (Acoustic Intro Version)
      • 21. You Ungrateful Bastard (Flexi Vsn)