Tim Burgess has today announced the first official compilation album celebrating his legendary Listening Parties. Tim's Listening Party It is scheduled for release on March 15 via Demon Music.
Tim says in the compilation, “I had done some Charlatans and solo album listening parties and as the Twitter following grew I kept doing it and doing it over and over again. It was maybe a week or so before we were told we were going to close before we actually did anything. “I saw all the stuff on TV, all the kind of crazy stuff that was happening, and I thought if we're going to have to stay home, there must be a way for us to share moments together.”
The album is available as a 62-track 4CD in Deluxe packaging, bringing together 62 highlights from the 1,278 listening parties that took place. Also available as a 24-track 2LP collection, pressed on translucent green vinyl, this double-LP set brings together 24 Listening Party highlights. There are a limited number of signed editions of the 4CD available on Amazon and the 2LP through independent record stores in the UK.
The parties themselves were an eclectic mix of genres and eras, and the compilations reflect that with John Lennon, Suede, The Chemical Brothers, Sparks, The Breeders, The Lovely Eggs, John Grant, Joan As Police Woman and The Charlatans. Both formats include an interview conducted by Danielle Perry with Tim Burgess, detailing the cultural importance of the Listening Party during lockdown.
Within the Top 100 Listening Parties, artists reflected on the compilation include Iron Maiden, Liam Gallagher, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, The Libertines, MGMT, Dexys Midnight Runners, The Specials and Belle & Sebastian. Tim's Twitter Listening Party It is also a six-part radio and podcast series that airs Sunday nights on Absolute Radio.
Release formats:
– 4CD in luxury packaging
– 2LP translucent green vinyl
4CD in luxury packaging
CD1
1. John Lennon, wait – Ultimate Mix
2. Charlatans with each other
3. The Orielles Space Samba (Flying Disco Theme)
4. Age of consent for new orders
5. Before the savages
6. Supergrass trapped by lint
7. Joan as a policewoman in real life
8. Billy Bragg Sexuality
9. The Setting Sun by the Chemical Brothers
10. Hercules and a blind love story
11. The Breeders' Cannonball
12. Belle and Sebastian relax your feet in the sea
13. The style tip My ever-changing moods
14. John Shuttleworth Y Reg
15. This is the Moonshine Freeze kit
16. Tim Burgess Oh my heart
17. Feat Sleaford Mods. Billy Nomates Mork N Mindy
CD2
1. The Libertines' music when the lights go out.
2. The lovely Wiggy Giggy eggs
3. Art Brut Emily Kane
4. MGMT Sudden Delirium
5. The special ones too young
6. Modest sparks
7. John Grant black belt
8. KT Tunstall On the other side of the world
9. Shins Girl, Inform Me
10. Duran Giggly saves a sentence
11. The streets Let's move things forward
12. Jackie Wilson of Dexys Midnight Runners said (I'm in love when you smile)
13. Liam Gallagher, some would say: MTV Unplugged live at Hull Town Hall
14. Magic numbers love me like they love you
15. Soft guys are incredibly jealous of you.
16. The heaven of talking heads
17. Joy Division Isolation
CD3
1. Level 42 running in the family – Extended version
2. Ibibio Sound Machine Dime (Doko Mien)
3. Child hungry for fries
4. Liam Frost and the Slowdown family The Mourners of St Paul's
5. Azooga Kid's Breakfast Epiphany
6. Biffy Clyro Small Indoor Fireworks
7. Goblin Degrader
8. Georgia on work The dance floor
9. Michael Kiwanuka Piano Joint (This Kind of Love)
10. Run the Jewels Out of Sight (feat. 2 Chainz)
11. Róisín Murphy Murphy's Law
12. Lost/Broken Tears of Fear
13. Paul McCartney Kiss of Venus
14. Personal Shopper Steven Wilson
CD4
1. Iron Maiden Powerslave – Remastered 2015
2. Gang Of Four Natural is not in it
3. Jesus Jones The Devil You Know
4. New long leg dry cleaning
5. Laurie Anderson was born, never asked
6. Echo and the Bunnymen The Killer Moon
7. Metronomy Corinne
8. Flyte Cathy Comes Home
9. Pipettes pull shapes
10. Joel Culpepper Black Boy
11. Saint Etienne Pond House
12. Big Joanie falls asleep
13. Norah Jones, come with me
14. Kae Tempest Salt Coast
Translucent green vinyl 2LP
side by side
1. John Lennon, Wait (Ultimate Mix)
2. Charlatans with each other
3. The Orielles Space Samba (Flying Disco Theme)
4. Before the savages
5. Joan as a policewoman in real life
6. Billy Bragg Sexuality
B side
1. The Setting Sun by the Chemical Brothers
2. Hercules and a blind love story
3. The breeders' cannonball
4. Belle and Sebastian relax your feet in the sea
5. The Style Council My Ever-Changing Moods (album version)
Side C
1. This is the Moonshine Freeze Kit
2. Tim Burgess Oh my heart
3. The Libertines music when the lights go out.
4. The lovely Wiggy Giggy eggs
5. Art Brut Emily Kane
6. Sudden MGMT Delirium
D Side
1. The special ones too young
2. Modest sparks
3. John Grant Black Belt
4. KT Tunstall On the other side of the world
5. Shins Girl, Inform Me
6. The streets Let's move things forward
7. Jackie Wilson of Dexys Midnight Runners said (I'm in heaven when you smile)
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