Hit Parade 2

~ Release by The Wedding Present (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

This album, on CD and vinyl, consists of BBC Radio sessions, and was included with the first 30,000 copies of Hit Parade 2.

Tracks 1-3: from Groove Web, BBC Radio Leeds, first broadcast 1992-01-31
Tracks 4 & 8: from BBC World Service, first broadcast 1992-06-07
Tracks 5-7: John Peel Session, BBC Radio 1, first broadcast 1992-04-02
Tracks 9-12: Mark Goodier Session, BBC Radio 1, first broadcast 1992-11-02

"In 1992 The Wedding Present released a seven inch single every month. This is a compilation of the second six."
See also Hit Parade 1.
Initial quantities on CD and vinyl came with a bonus disc of BBC radio sessions.

Annotation last modified on 2007-08-21 11:01 UTC.

Tracklist

112" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Flying Saucer
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
recording of:
Flying Saucer
writer:
David Gedge
publisher:
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
4:52
A2Boing!
producer:
Brian Paulson
recording of:
Boing!
composer:
David Gedge
3:44
A3Loveslave
producer:
Brian Paulson
recording of:
Loveslave
composer:
David Gedge
publisher:
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
3:11
A4Sticky
producer:
Brian Paulson
recording of:
Sticky
composer:
David Gedge
53:03
A5The Queen of Outer Space
producer:
Brian Paulson
recording of:
The Queen of Outer Space
composer:
David Gedge
publisher:
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)
2:53
A6No Christmas
producer:
Brian Paulson
recording of:
No Christmas
composer:
David Gedge
4:34
B1Rocket
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
recording of:
Rocket
lyricist and composer:
Mike Chapman (Australian producer and songwriter) and Nicky Chinn
3:27
B2Theme From Shaft
producer:
Jimmy Miller (producer for Rolling Stones/Nirvana etc)
cover recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
3:17
B3Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family
producer:
Brian Paulson
cover recording of:
Chant of the Ever Circling Skeletal Family
lyricist and composer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter)
2:27
B4Go Wild in the Country
producer:
Brian Paulson
cover recording of:
Go Wild in the Country
writer:
Matthew Ashman, Dave Barbarossa, Leigh Gorman (English rock musician, record producer & composer) and Malcolm McLaren
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd.
2:28
B5U.F.O.
producer:
Brian Paulson
recording of:
Theme From U.F.O.
composer:
Barry Gray (soundtrack composer)
1:01
B6Step Into Christmas
producer:
Pat Grogan and The Wedding Present
cover recording of:
Step Into Christmas
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.)
54:46
212" Vinyl: The Hit Parade