The Icicle Works | UK CHART OVERVIEW
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Combining intelligent, post-punk rock with lyrical astuteness, Seven Singles Deep takes seven of the Icicle Works' best tracks and teams them up with another seven songs that are lesser-known but are just as strong. With "Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)" representing their most famous single, which is mixed differently but not terribly, the other tracks that comprise this makeshift best-of similarly expose Robert Ian McNabb's intelligent writing and U2-like songcraft. Although the first seven tracks are alternate versions of the originals, the only real difference is that they're longer renditions. "Hollow Horse" and "Love Is a Wonderful Colour" represent the Icicle Works' brisk but melodious grit, while "When It All Comes Down" and "Horses" instantaneously separate them from other U.K. bands of the time by way of genuine intensity and straight-ahead spunk. The other seven songs vividly illustrate McNabb's effective use of writing, focusing on his outlook of love and politics without plunging into conceptual confusion. Appealingly smart and even abstract at times, Seven Singles Deep presents a panoramic view of this somewhat quieted English band. "Nirvana," the band's first single, somehow fails to surface on this collection.
IMAGES [1985 UK LP] Beggars Banquet BEGA 71 [1985 UK Cas] Beggars Banquet BEGC 71 [1985 GER Cas] Beggars Banquet 407 662 [1986 UK CD] Beggars Banquet BEGA 71 CD | DETAILS [1985 UK LP] Beggars Banquet BEGA 71 Tracks
NOTES Special low price album featuring full length and extended versions, released in a gate-fold sleeve. A compilation of the first seven Beggars Banquet singles. Note that the "Long Version" of " All The Daughters..." is shorter than the version on the 12" single. [EU LP] Beggars Banquet 207 662 GEMA | STEMRA | BIEM [1985 UK Cas] Beggars Banquet BEGC 71 Tracks
NOTES A compilation of the first seven Beggars Banquet singles. The cassette version included many B-sides in addition. Note that the "Long Version" of " All The Daughters..." is shorter than the version on the 12" single. [1986 UK CD] Beggars Banquet BEGA 71 CD Tracks
CREDITS Vocals, Guitar [Guitars], Keyboards - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Violin, Keyboards - Drums, Percussion - Chris Sharrock Engineer - Richard Manwaring (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10, 13) Photography - Bonnie Graham , Hanne Jordan , John Stoddart , Leon Cash , Paull Rider , Steve Hardstaff , Tony Barwood Producer - David Lord (track 2) , Geoff Muir (track 9) , Hugh Jones (tracks: 1, 4, 7, 11, 12) , The Icicle Works (track 9) , Pat Moran (track 8) , Wally Brill (tracks: 3, 5, 6, 10, 13) NOTES This Compact Disc Is A Collection Of Songs From The Albums: The Icicle Works The Small Price Of A Bicycle Seven Singles Deep 2:(P) 1983 Beggars Banquet 1,4,7,11 & 12:(P) 1984 Beggars Banquet 3,5,6,8,9,10 & 13: (P) 1985 Beggars Banquet |