Foxbase Alpha (deluxe re-press)

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

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▼ CD 1: Fox Base Alpha
#TitleRatingLength
1This 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
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.
54:30
3Wilson
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Wilson
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:59
4Carnt 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
5Girl VII
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Girl VII
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:46
6Spring
engineer:
Ian Catt
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Spring
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
43:44
7She’s the One
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
She’s the One
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:07
8Stoned 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
9Nothing 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
10Etienne Gonna Die
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Etienne Gonna Die
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:30
11London Belongs to Me
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
London Belongs to Me
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:57
12Like the Swallow
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Like the Swallow
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
7:39
13Dilworth’s Theme
vocals:
Sarah Cracknell
recording of:
Dilworth’s Theme (Dilworth Theme)
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
0:40
▼ CD 2: Bonus Disc
#TitleRatingLength
1Kiss and Make Up
cover recording of:
Kiss and Make Up
composer:
Michael Hiscock, Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member), Pete Wiggs and Robert Wratten
6:20
2Filthy
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
3Chase HQ
recording of:
Chase HQ
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
3:32
4Sally Space
recording of:
Sally Space
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
5:06
5The Reckoning
recording of:
The Reckoning
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
1:31
6Speedwell
recording of:
Speedwell
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
6:33
7Parliament Hill
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
guest guitar:
Harvey Williams
recording of:
Parliament Hill
writer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member), Pete Wiggs and Harvey Williams
2:38
8People 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
9Sweet Pea
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Sweet Pea
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
4:49
10Winter 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
11Fake 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
12Studio Kinda Filthy
engineer:
Ian Catt
producer:
Saint Etienne
recording of:
Studio Kinda Filthy
writer:
Tatiana Mais (Q-Tee), Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
4:58
13Kiss and Make Up (US version)
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
14Sky’s Dead
recording of:
Sky's Dead
composer:
Bob Stanley (Saint Etienne member) and Pete Wiggs
7:25