The Bible Belt (remastered)

~ Release by Nikki Sudden (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

℗ 2020 Easy Action Recordings Ltd.
© 2020 Easy Action Recordings Ltd.

Recorded & mixed at WSRS, Leamington SPA, England / May '82 - March '83.
Originally released as The Bible Belt during June 1983.

Customers who bought this release directly from Easy Action received their copies in December 2020 or early January 2021.

Deluxe gatefold digisleeve package with the CDs in black inner sleeves, including a 16-page booklet with timed and credited tracklist, photography, liner notes and production credits.

Track 2-1 is exclusive to this CD pressing and does not appear on the vinyl version.

Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (CD1): [GZ logo] GB1307 TRBCD046/CD1
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 5J03
Matrix / Runout (CD2): [GZ logo] GB1813 TRBCD046/CD2
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LD02
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 5J54

Annotation last modified on 2024-08-02 02:20 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Gold Painted Nails (A Few Scarves & A Satin Jacket)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
bass guitar:
John Cockrill (member of Swell Maps, The Independent Piggies)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Gold Painted Nails
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Thistlethwaite
2:12
2English Girls
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mark Lemon (bassist // member of Village Green Machine, Rag Dolls, The Lemons)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano and vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
English Girls
writer:
Kusworth and Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:31
3Cathy
acoustic guitar, cello, electric guitar and harmonica:
David Barrington (Swell Maps)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
bass guitar:
John Cockrill (member of Swell Maps, The Independent Piggies)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano:
John Rivers and Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
background vocals:
David Barrington (Swell Maps) and Lizard (Max Edie; vocals and percussion on Nikki Sudden's releases)
vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Cathy
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
2:38
4Chelsea Embankment
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and background vocals:
David Barrington (Swell Maps) and Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
cello and harmonica:
David Barrington (Swell Maps)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys) and Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocal:
Lizard (Max Edie; vocals and percussion on Nikki Sudden's releases)
recording of:
Chelsea Embankment
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
2:25
5Bethlehem Castle (Suicide Scarves)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano and vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Bethlehem Castle
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
3:52
6The Road of Broken Dreams
producer:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
bass guitar:
Mark Lemon (bassist // member of Village Green Machine, Rag Dolls, The Lemons)
drums (drum set):
Richard Medlock (drummer from Coventry, UK // member of Eddie Mooney & The Grave, The Mosquitos)
guitar and vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
piano:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys) and Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
background vocals:
Mark Lemon (bassist // member of Village Green Machine, Rag Dolls, The Lemons) and Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
arranger:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
recording of:
The Road of Broken Dreams
writer:
Scott (The Waterboys) and Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
5:43
7Six Hip Princes (All Around the World)
acoustic guitar, cello, electric guitar and harmonica:
David Barrington (Swell Maps)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
bass guitar:
John Cockrill (member of Swell Maps, The Independent Piggies)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano and vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
background vocals:
David Barrington (Swell Maps) and Lizard (Max Edie; vocals and percussion on Nikki Sudden's releases)
recording of:
Six Hip Princes
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Thistlethwaite
4:13
8Out of Egypt
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano and vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
background vocals:
Yvonne Evans (vocals on a few recordings produced by John A. Rivers at Woodbine Studios (WSRS) in Leamington Spa, UK) and Lizard (Max Edie; vocals and percussion on Nikki Sudden's releases)
recording of:
Out of Egypt
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
5:58
9The Angels Are Calling
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
bass guitar and background vocals:
Mark Lemon (bassist // member of Village Green Machine, Rag Dolls, The Lemons)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocal:
Lizard (Max Edie; vocals and percussion on Nikki Sudden's releases)
recording of:
The Angels Are Calling
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
2:53
10Missionary Boy
acoustic guitar, cello, electric guitar, harmonica and background vocals:
David Barrington (Swell Maps)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocal:
Lizard (Max Edie; vocals and percussion on Nikki Sudden's releases) and Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Missionary Boy
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
2:26
11The Only Boy in Heaven
producer:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and background vocals:
David Barrington (Swell Maps) and Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
bass, mandolin, saxophone and tambourine:
Anthony Thistlethwaite
cello and harmonica:
David Barrington (Swell Maps)
drums (drum set):
Kevin Wilkinson
guitar:
Dave Kusworth, Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist) and Anthony Thistlethwaite
piano:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys) and Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
vocal:
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
arranger:
Mike Scott (The Waterboys)
recording of:
The Only Boy in Heaven
writer:
Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
4:34
2▶CD: Early Session, 19th May 1982

Credits

Release

additional photography:Steven Gridley (photographer // aka. Steve Central // member of Famous Explorers)
photography:Andy Hodder (photographer and flutist) (task: cover photo)
liner notes:Dave Kusworth
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
miscellaneous support:Carlton P Sandercock (task: coordinator / project co-ordinated by)
Anders Peterson (electronic musician / mastering engineer; A.P) (task: restoration)
producer:John Rivers
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
remastering:Anders Peterson (electronic musician / mastering engineer; A.P)
arranger:John Rivers
Nikki Sudden (English singer-songwriter and guitarist)
design and artwork:Dave Twist
pressed by:GZ Media (2014 onwards)
recorded at and mixed at:WSRS in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
remastered at:GS Mastering & Post in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
glass mastered at:GZ Media in Loděnice, Beroun (Beroun District), Středočeský kraj (Central Bohemian Region), Czechia
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/16856493 [info]