Oyster Band, Holy Bandits

 

UK (CD) Cooking Vinyl Records COOKCD 058 (August 1993) - USA (CD) Rykodisc RCD 10288 (1993) - GERMANY (CD) Intercord Record Service IRS 986.968 (1993) - AUSTRALIA (CD) Cooking Vinyl / Festival D31019 (1993)

 

Questo cd è una irresistibile cavalcata che non lascia spazio a pause: va ascoltato dall'inizio alla fine in un crescendo ritmico notevole per bellezza ed efficacia. Sarebbe difficile individuare un pezzo migliore di altri. Bella l'immagine "di piazza" nella foto di copertina di cui è autore Joe Bangay. Il booklet contiene tutti i testi e le illustrazioni di Ben Stone. Se non avete questo cd, fate qualcosa per procurarvelo.

 

Tracks:

When I'm Up I Can't Get Down (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser / John Jones) 3'30" - The Road To Santiago (Ian Telfer / John Jones / Alan Prosser) 3'29" - I Look For You (Alan Prosser / Ian Telfer / John Jones) 4'04" - Gone West (Ian Telfer / John Jones / Alan Prosser) 4'03" - We Shall Come Home (Ian Telfer) 4'18" - Cry Cry (John Jones / Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser) 3'34" - Here's To You (Lyrics: Ian Telfer - Music: John Jones / Alan Prosser / Trad. Arr. Oysterband) 3'15" - Moving On(John Jones / Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser) 3'45" - Rambling Irishman (Trad. Arr. Oysterband) 5'03" - A Fire Is Burning (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser / John Jones) 3'18" - Blood Wedding (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser / John Jones) 4'04"

 

Recorded & Mixed at: The Windings, Clwyd, Wales - Additional Recording & Remixing at: The Roundhouse Studio, London - Produced by: Al Scott - Engineered by: Tim Porter - Mastered at: Chop 'Em Out - Photography by: Joe Bangay - Insert Illustrations by: Ben Stone

 

Musicians:

John Jones, Vocals, Melodeon - Alan Prosser, Guitars, Mandolin, Banjo, Viola, Vocals - Chopper, Bass Guitar, Cello, Tiple, Vocals - Lee Partis, Drums, Bodhran, Vocals, Banging & Shouting - Ian Telfer, Fiddle, Viola, Drinks Monitor

with Sarah Allen, Whistles on ""The Road To Santiago" - Jackie Sheridan, second vocal on "Rambling Irishman"