Hatfield and the North 'A brief History' CD available
Posted by: Stephen Bennett on 06 December 2004
Hi all
The Hatfields were my favorite band in the '70's so I thought I'd post this from www.burningshed.com. I thought some of you may be interested!
Regards
Stephen
Available from www.burningshed.com
Announcing a new archive CD by the legendary 'Canterbury' band!
A Brief History
Formed in 1972 and named after a motorway road sign, Hatfield & The North were one of the most original and musically adventurous English bands of the 1970s. The group wrote and played fearlessly creative music, became a legend with music fans in Europe, America and Japan, but broke up in 1975 just as its reputation began to build.
Hatfield's music ranged from the heartfelt, lyrical songs of ex-Caravan musician Richard Sinclair to Dave Stewart's complex instrumentals, via the jazzier, more free-ranging and experimental tunes of Phil Miller and Pip Pyle. During their brief life span, the group recorded two highly acclaimed albums (Hatfield & The North and The Rotters' Club), played numerous live gigs and recorded four BBC radio shows. Apart from the 1980 compilation Afters (now deleted), no retrospective album has ever been released - until now!
Hatwise Choice - Archive Recordings 1973-1975, Volume 1
Hatfield & The North are pleased to announce the release of Hatwise Choice, the first volume of their archive CD series. This is the first album in thirty years to be entirely performed by the classic Hatfield line-up of Phil Miller, Pip Pyle, Richard Sinclair and Dave Stewart. The CD will be released on January 31st 2005, and you can order your copy from the Hatfield online shop now!
Hatwise Choice is the band's own selection of unreleased material culled from their large tape archive. It consists of a 50/50 mixture of live concert tapes and BBC radio recordings, the latter taken from the band's four John Peel sessions and mastered from first generation sources. The gig tapes show aspects of Hatfield's music never before heard on record - on stage, the tight control of the group's studio work is replaced by a looser, improvisatory approach. Flashes of humour give way to frightening electronic landscapes, interspersed with extended arrangements of the band's compositions and occasional moments of utter musical madness.
In keeping with the band's reputation, this is a carefully researched, lovingly compiled package featuring rare tunes, musical surprises, photos, press cuttings, period artwork and an extensive history written by the four players. The booklet also contains additional text by Jonathan Coe, who named his best-selling novel The Rotters' Club after the group's legendary 1974 album.
Burning Shed
This release is a positive collaboration between Hatfield & The North and Burning Shed, a musician-friendly online label and specialist CD store. Burning Shed and Hatfield's online shop are the ONLY OFFICIAL OUTLETS for the CD. Any copies advertised elsewhere are likely to be inferior bootlegs lacking the official version's artwork, sleeve notes etc.
Hatwise Choice is authorised and controlled by the four musicians, with no record company involvement. Sales revenue from the CD directly benefits the players and composers. You can help support further Hatfield & The North archive releases by buying this CD directly from Burning Shed or the Hatfield online shop.
Thanks!
www.hatfieldandthenorth.co.uk
Text copyright Hatfield & The North 2004.
The Hatfields were my favorite band in the '70's so I thought I'd post this from www.burningshed.com. I thought some of you may be interested!
Regards
Stephen
Available from www.burningshed.com
Announcing a new archive CD by the legendary 'Canterbury' band!
A Brief History
Formed in 1972 and named after a motorway road sign, Hatfield & The North were one of the most original and musically adventurous English bands of the 1970s. The group wrote and played fearlessly creative music, became a legend with music fans in Europe, America and Japan, but broke up in 1975 just as its reputation began to build.
Hatfield's music ranged from the heartfelt, lyrical songs of ex-Caravan musician Richard Sinclair to Dave Stewart's complex instrumentals, via the jazzier, more free-ranging and experimental tunes of Phil Miller and Pip Pyle. During their brief life span, the group recorded two highly acclaimed albums (Hatfield & The North and The Rotters' Club), played numerous live gigs and recorded four BBC radio shows. Apart from the 1980 compilation Afters (now deleted), no retrospective album has ever been released - until now!
Hatwise Choice - Archive Recordings 1973-1975, Volume 1
Hatfield & The North are pleased to announce the release of Hatwise Choice, the first volume of their archive CD series. This is the first album in thirty years to be entirely performed by the classic Hatfield line-up of Phil Miller, Pip Pyle, Richard Sinclair and Dave Stewart. The CD will be released on January 31st 2005, and you can order your copy from the Hatfield online shop now!
Hatwise Choice is the band's own selection of unreleased material culled from their large tape archive. It consists of a 50/50 mixture of live concert tapes and BBC radio recordings, the latter taken from the band's four John Peel sessions and mastered from first generation sources. The gig tapes show aspects of Hatfield's music never before heard on record - on stage, the tight control of the group's studio work is replaced by a looser, improvisatory approach. Flashes of humour give way to frightening electronic landscapes, interspersed with extended arrangements of the band's compositions and occasional moments of utter musical madness.
In keeping with the band's reputation, this is a carefully researched, lovingly compiled package featuring rare tunes, musical surprises, photos, press cuttings, period artwork and an extensive history written by the four players. The booklet also contains additional text by Jonathan Coe, who named his best-selling novel The Rotters' Club after the group's legendary 1974 album.
Burning Shed
This release is a positive collaboration between Hatfield & The North and Burning Shed, a musician-friendly online label and specialist CD store. Burning Shed and Hatfield's online shop are the ONLY OFFICIAL OUTLETS for the CD. Any copies advertised elsewhere are likely to be inferior bootlegs lacking the official version's artwork, sleeve notes etc.
Hatwise Choice is authorised and controlled by the four musicians, with no record company involvement. Sales revenue from the CD directly benefits the players and composers. You can help support further Hatfield & The North archive releases by buying this CD directly from Burning Shed or the Hatfield online shop.
Thanks!
www.hatfieldandthenorth.co.uk
Text copyright Hatfield & The North 2004.
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Originally posted by seagull:
The only decision being whether to get the autographed one...OR
is there any sign of it being released on vinyl???
p.s. Stephen, still not holding my breath. Any news?
I don't think vinyl is an option; I can always ask though.
As for 'news', I'm afraid One Little Indian are keeping Tim & I busy at the moment, though there are plans to do some hf recording over the christmas period.
It's be nice if we can slip the next henry fool album out through them. You never know.
Stephen