Foxbase Alpha (25th anniversary boxset)

~ Release by Saint Etienne (see all versions of this release, 20 available)

Annotation

Limited to just 2000 copies worldwide the box includes:

* The original album remastered and cut onto two twelve inch 45rpm discs for higher fidelity, housed in an exclusive gatefold version of the original sleeve (catalogue number HVNLP1SE).
* ‘Remains Of The Day’, an exclusive album that gathers together ten rare 'Foxbase Alpha'-era recordings from the period most of which are appearing on vinyl for the first time (catalogue number HVNLP1RD).
* An exclusive one-sided 7” featuring the original, previously unreleased version of ‘Kiss And Make Up’, featuring ‘Only Love Can Break Your Heart’ singer Moira Lambert (catalogue number HVN4-DEMO).
* A perfect bound, 12" square, 28 page book featuring many unseen photographs and artefacts from the era, plus a new interview with Bob Stanley by the Guardian's Michael Hann.
* Three 10”x 8” black and white portraits of the group.
* A perforated sheet of Foxbase Alpha trading cards.
* Exact reproductions of the original album press release and biography.
* A digital download code for all of the music.

Annotation last modified on 2017-01-17 13:27 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl: Fox Base Alpha
212" Vinyl: Fox Base Alpha
312" Vinyl: Remains of the Day
#TitleRatingLength
E1Kiss and Make Up
additional programming:
Pete Heller
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
cover recording of:
Kiss and Make Up
writer:
Michael Hiscock and Robert Wratten
45:16
E2Filthy
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
guest vocals:
Q-Tee (Tatiana Mais)
vocals:
Q-Tee (Tatiana Mais)
recording of:
Filthy
composer:
Tatiana Mais (Q-Tee), Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
is based on:
Studio Kinda Filthy
5:35
E3Chase HQ
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Chase HQ
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:32
E4Sally Space
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Sally Space
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
5:06
E5Sweet Pea
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Sweet Pea
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
4:49
F1The Reckoning
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
The Reckoning
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:31
F2People Get Real
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
People Get Real
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
44:45
F3Winter in America
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Donna Savage
cover recording of:
Winter in America
lyricist and composer:
Gil Scott‐Heron
5:53
F4Speedwell
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Speedwell
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
6:33
F5Fake 88
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
spoken vocals [dulcet tones]:
Stephen Duffy
recording of:
Fake 88
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
5:03
47" Vinyl: Kiss And Make Up (demo)