The Oyster Band, Wide Blue Yonder 


UK  (LP) Cooking Vinyl Records COOK 006 (August 1987) - USA  (LP) Polydor 422 837 387-1 (1987) - CANADA  (LP) Cooking Vinyl COOK 006 (1987) - GERMANY (LP) Pläne 88608 (1988)


Il disco è uscito in vinile e in cd con due copertine differenti: l'originale (in alto) sinceramente è davvero poco significativa, sicuramente meglio la foto del gruppo su cd (in basso). Abbiamo a che fare con un bel disco, meritano una segnalazione particolare i brani "The Oxford girl" con la voce di Chrstine Collister e "The lost anf Found" con Kathrin Tickell alle Northumbrian Pipes.

 

Tracks Side A:

The Generals Are Born Again (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser) 4'08" - Pigsty Billy (Ian Telfer / John Jones / Alan Prosser) 3'38" - The Oxford Girl (John Jones / Ian Telfer) 4'08" - Following In Father's Footsteps (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser / John Jones) 4'06" - The Lost And Found (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser) 4'28"

 

Tracks Side B:

Coal Creek Mine (Green Bailey, Arr. The Oyster Band) 4'03" - Rose Of England (Nick Lowe) 3'15" - A Careless Life (Ian Telfer / Alan Prosser) 3'45" - The Early Days Of A Better Nation (Ian Telfer / John Jones) 3'17" - The Lakes Of Cool Flynn (Trad. Arr. The Oyster Band) 4'15" - Between The Wars (Billy Bragg) 3'15"

 

Musicians:

John Jones: Vocals, Melodeon - Ian Kearey: Bass Guitar, 12-string Guitar, Banjo, Vocals - Russell Lax: Drums, Percussion - Alan Prosser: Guitars, Vocals - Ian Telfer: Fiddle, Concertina, Keyboards

with Kathryn Tickell: Northumbrian Pipes on "The Lost And Found" - Christine Colliste: Vocals on "The Oxford Girl" - Clive Gregson: Additional Keyboards