Foxbase Alpha (25th anniversary boxset)

~ Release by Saint Etienne (see all versions of this release, 18 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

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▼ 12" Vinyl 1: Fox Base Alpha
#TitleRatingLength
A1This Is Radio Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
This Is Radio Etienne (This is Radio St. Etienne)
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
0:43
A2Only 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.
54:30
A3Wilson
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Wilson
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:59
A4Carnt Sleep
engineer:
Ian Catt
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)
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
4:44
B1Girl VII
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Girl VII
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:46
B2Spring
engineer:
Ian Catt
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Spring
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
43:44
B3She’s the One
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
She’s the One
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:07
▼ 12" Vinyl 2: Fox Base Alpha
#TitleRatingLength
C1Stoned to Say the Least
producer:
Saint Etienne
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Stoned to Say the Least
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
7:41
C2Nothing Can Stop Us
engineer:
Ian Catt
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
samples:
I Can’t Wait Until I See My Baby’s Face by Dusty Springfield
recording of:
Nothing Can Stop Us
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
44:20
C3Etienne Gonna Die
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Etienne Gonna Die
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:30
D1London Belongs to Me
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
London Belongs to Me
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:57
D2Like the Swallow
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Like the Swallow
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
7:39
D3Dilworth’s Theme
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Dilworth’s Theme (Dilworth Theme)
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
0:40
▼ 12" Vinyl 3: Remains of the Day
#TitleRatingLength
E1Kiss and Make Up
additional programming:
Pete Heller
engineer:
Ian Catt
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
cover recording of:
Kiss and Make Up
composer:
Michael Hiscock, Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member), Pete Wiggs and Robert Wratten
5:16
E2Filthy
engineer:
Ian Catt
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
recording of:
Chase HQ
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:32
E4Sally Space
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
recording of:
The Reckoning
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:31
F2People Get Real
engineer:
Ian Catt
recording of:
People Get Real
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
4:45
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
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
▼ 7" Vinyl 4: Kiss And Make Up (demo)
#TitleRatingLength
1Kiss And Make Up (demo)
vocals:
Moira Lambert
recording of:
Kiss and Make Up
composer:
Michael Hiscock, Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member), Pete Wiggs and Robert Wratten
4:33