Classic Album Selection

~ Release by The Style Council (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Each album is in a miniature gatefold rendition of the original LP sleeve

Annotation last modified on 2013-08-04 01:34 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Introducing The Style Council
2▶CD: Café Bleu
3▼CD: Our Favourite Shop
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1Homebreakers
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, guitar and synthesizer [synth]:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass:
Camelle Hinds (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass guitar:
Camelle Hinds and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
saxophone:
Mike Mower (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
trombone:
Chris Lawrence (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
trumpet:
David DeFries (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Stewart Prosser (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
instruments arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Homebreakers (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
writer:
Mick Talbot and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Stylist Music Ltd.
5:06
2All Gone Away
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
double bass [contra bass]:
Clark Kent (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
flute:
Mike Mower (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
percussion:
Gary Wallis (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
All Gone Away (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:15
3Come to Milton Keynes
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
orchestrator:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Come to Milton Keynes (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:04
4Internationalists
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass:
Camelle Hinds (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass guitar:
Camelle Hinds and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Internationalists (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
writer:
Mick Talbot and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Stylist Music Ltd.
3:12
5A Stones Throw Away
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
cello:
Audrey Riley (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
viola:
Jocelyn Pook (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
violin [1st violin]:
Anne Stephenson (violinist) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
violin [2nd violin]:
Charlie Buchanan (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
A Stone’s Throw Away (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:18
6The Stand Up Comic’s Instructions
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass:
Camelle Hinds (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass guitar:
Camelle Hinds and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
guest other vocals:
Lenny Henry (actor) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
spoken vocals:
Lenny Henry (actor)
vocals:
Lenny Henry (actor) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
The Stand Up Comic's Instructions (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
1:31
7Boy Who Cried Wolf
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
sampler [keyboard sequencing]:
Jeremy Wakefield (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
Tracie Young (80s UK pop singer Tracie Young) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Boy Who Cried Wolf (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
55:15
8A Man of Great Promise
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, bass synthesizer [bass synth], guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
flugelhorn:
David DeFries (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Stewart Prosser (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
French horn:
Patrick Grundy-White (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
instruments:
Patrick Grundy-White (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
trombone:
Chris Lawrence (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
A Man of Great Promise (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:33
9Down in the Seine
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
double bass [contra bass]:
Clark Kent (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Down in the Seine (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
translator:
Paul Renee and Sara Silver
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
2:45
10The Lodgers (Or She Was Only a Shopkeeper’s Daughter)
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
The Lodgers (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
writer:
Mick Talbot and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Stylist Music Ltd.
3:57
11Luck
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Luck (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
writer:
Mick Talbot and Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Stylist Music Ltd.
2:36
12With Everything to Lose
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass:
Kevin Millar (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
flute:
Mike Mower (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
saxophone:
Billy Chapman (UK saxophonist) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
With Everything to Lose (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
writer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Steve White (Style Council drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Stylist Music Ltd.
3:55
13Our Favourite Shop
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
trumpet:
Steve Dawson (trumpet / flugel) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Our Favourite Shop (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
composer:
Mick Talbot
live recording of:
Our Favourite Shop
composer:
Mick Talbot
2:54
14Walls Come Tumbling Down
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
piano:
Helen Turner (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
saxophone:
Mike Mower (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
trombone:
Chris Lawrence (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
trumpet:
David DeFries (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Stewart Prosser (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Walls Come Tumbling Down (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
33:24
15Shout to the Top (USA remix)
producer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) and Peter Wilson (UK Producer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer [synth] and lead vocals:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
bass:
Kevin Millar (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion:
Steve White (Style Council drummer) (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
fortepiano [piano forte], Hammond organ and keyboard [electronic keyboards]:
Mick Talbot (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
vocals:
D.C. Lee (from 1984-12 until 1985-03) and Alison Limerick (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
strings arranger:
John Mealing (British keyboards player, composer and arranger.)
recorded at:
Solid Bond Studio in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
recording of:
Shout to the Top (from 1984-12 until 1985-03)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Weller (English singer‐songwriter and musician)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Stylist Music Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:21
4▶CD: The Cost of Loving
5▶CD: Confessions of a Pop Group
6▶CD: Modernism: A New Decade