Foxbase Alpha (deluxe re-press)

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

Annotation

This is essentially a straight re-press of the (long deleted) 2008 Universal Deluxe Edition.
It comes with a lavish 28 page booklet with extensive sleeve notes by Tom Ewing and Jon Savage.
Disc one is the original Foxbase Alpha album whilst disc two gathers together 14 rare tracks from the era.

Annotation last modified on 2017-01-17 09:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Fox Base Alpha
#TitleRatingLength
1This Is Radio Etienne
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
This Is Radio Etienne (This is Radio St. Etienne)
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
10:43
2Only Love Can Break Your Heart
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
guest bass:
Harvey Williams
vocals:
Moira Lambert
arranger:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Creation Records Ltd. (in 1990) and Heavenly Recordings (in 1990)
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 35)
cover recording of:
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
4.54:30
3Wilson
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Wilson
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
11:59
4Carnt Sleep
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
samples:
Wicked Can't Run This Dub by Glen Brown (reggae artist and producer) & King Tubby (dub/reggae producer Osbourne Ruddock)
recording of:
Carnt Sleep (Can't Sleep)
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
44:44
5Girl VII
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Girl VII
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
33:46
6Spring
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Spring
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
43:44
7She’s the One
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
She’s the One
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
43:07
8Stoned to Say the Least
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Stoned to Say the Least
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
37:41
9Nothing Can Stop Us
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
samples:
I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face by Dusty Springfield
recording of:
Nothing Can Stop Us
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3.54:20
10Etienne Gonna Die
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Etienne Gonna Die
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
11:30
11London Belongs to Me
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
London Belongs to Me
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
33:57
12Like the Swallow
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Like the Swallow
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
47:39
13Dilworth’s Theme
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Dilworth’s Theme (Dilworth Theme)
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
10:40
2▶CD: Bonus Disc