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Somebody Famous - "The Somebody Famous Collection" (SPCD 061)

Disc 1: Somebody Famous On Vinyl

1) I Like To Travel
2) Dancing Feet
3) Dancing Feet (Dance Mix)
4) Glory
5) Water
6) The Warmth Of Love
7) Future Plan
8) The Caring
9) The Gift Of Love
10) Beautiful Rose
11) Sue
12) In Harmony
13) Letter Of Love
14) Love Will Stay
15) New Day Tripper

Tracks 1-3 taken from the Somebody Famous 12" vinyl EP on Prism Sound Records, released in 1986
Tracks 4-13 taken from the Somebody Famous 12" vinyl LP entitled "The Gift" on Raindance Records, released in 1988. Tracks
14 & 15 taken from the Somebody Famous 7" vinyl single on Raindance Records, released in 1989

Credits for tracks 1-13: Vocals - Tim Jones / Backing Vocals on "The Caring" - Anna Ross / Guitars - Tim Jones & Martin Holder / Keyboards - Paul Ellis, Tim Jones, Steve Cunningham & Nick Moss / Sax - Sam Lennox & Pete Greenaway / Harmonica - Paul Winstanley / Bass - Mark Dunn & Mark Smith / Drums - Paddi & Paul Smith / Drum Programming - Paul Ellis & Paddi / Percussion - Paul Smith, Tim Jones & Mick Olvhoj.
Produced & arranged by Paul Ellis and Somebody Famous except "Water" produced by Somebody Famous & Mel Jefferson. Engineered by Danny Hyde & Mel Jefferson, with Steve Cunningham, Jon Evans, Paul McCourt, Brian Wilson & Ian Anderson.

Credits for tracks 14 & 15: Tim Jones - Vocals & Guitars / Chris Oddy - Bass & Backing Vocals / Steve Sekrit - Drums
Engineered & Produced by Mel Jefferson

All songs written by Tim Jones except "Dancing Feet" & "Water" written by Tim & Paddi
Tracks 1-13 recorded at Prism Sound Studios. Tracks 14, 15 recorded at Northern Recording
All tracks re-mastered by Tim Jones for Stone Premonitions 2010

Disc 2: The Ship Of Grandad's Day (Remastered)

1) The Ship Of Grandad's Day
2) Carousel
3) There's A Heaven
4) Black Beauty (On Cowboy Hill)
5) Jimi
6) Half Mantra
7) Greg Orion
8) Hieronymus
9) Between The Lines / Seascape
10) Ship (Pilot's Mix)

Tim Jones - Vocals, Guitars & Guitar synth
Friz - Bass
Steve Sekrit - Drums. Percussion & Backing Vocals
Ian McLinden - Backing Vocals on "Jimi"

All songs written by Tim Jones
Produced by Ian McLinden & Somebody Famous
Engineered by Ian McLinden & Ian Anderson
Recorded & mixed at Euro Media Productions, May-July 1991
Originally released on CD in 1991 by Empress Records

Front cover artwork for The Somebody Famous Collection by Terri~B
Somebody Famous disc logo by Brian Wilson
With thanks to Tony Veitch at Prism Sound, Alan Combe at Raindance Records
And Christoph Ulmer at Euro Media Productions/Empress Records
All tracks re-mastered by Tim Jones for Stone Premonitions 2010

Somebody Famous - "Live DVD 1989-1992"

1) The Ship Of Grandad's Day (Promotional video for the album of the same name 1991)
2) Open Up (Recorded live at The Riverside venue, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1989)
3) Vitus-De-Dance (Recorded live at The Whitley Bay Festival on the North East coast of England in 1991)
4) Jimi (Support gig for Ian Macallum from Stiff Little Fingers. Recorded live at The Playhouse, Newcaste-Upon-Tyne in 1992)
5) Along Came Rock & Roll (Recorded live at The Darkwater Christmans Concert, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear in 1991)
6) Carousel (Recorded live at The Whitley Bay Festival on the North East coast of England in 1991)
7) Stevie (Recorded live at The Riverside venue, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1989)
8) Normal People (Recorded live at The Darkwater Christmans Concert, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear in 1991)
9) Stop Playing (Recorded live at The Whitley Bay Festival on the North East coast of England in 1991)
10) Sue (Recorded live at The Riverside venue, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1989)
11) Love Is (Recorded live at The Whitley Bay Festival on the North East coast of England in 1991)

Credits: Tim Jones - vocals & guitar; Steve Sekrit - drums, percussion & backing vocals; Friz - fretless bass; Chris Oddy - bass on tracks 2, 7 & 10.
Filmed by John Parker except tracks 2, 7 & 10 filmed by Alan Combe.
All songs written by Tim Jones. Produced and edited by Richard Hill.

Somebody Famous - "Prisoners Of The Real World" (Falling A Records 2004)

1) Prisoners Of The Real World
2) Get Out While You Can
3) Ramehead
4) Silvery Waves
5) Petunia
6) Why We Do
7) Stevie

Credits: On this album Somebody Famous is Tim Jones - vocals, guitars and keyboards, Martin Holder - guitars, Mark Dunn - bass guitar, Paddi - drums, Kevin Heard - drums and backing vocals on "Ramehead" and "Petunia", Nick Ketteringham - keyboards, backing vocals, music concrete and treatments, Norman Emerson - drum machine and backing vocals, Bree Long - backing vocals, Roger Lee - tenor sax
All songs written by Tim Jones except lyrics for "Ramehead" written by Dicon Peake

Somebody Famous - "A Chip Off The Old Block" (2003)

1) Stop Playing (1991 - Never before released)
2) Glory (First appeared on "Famous For 15 Minutes on Channel 4 in 1987 and later on "The Gift" 12" vinyl album in 1988)
3) Water (First appeared on "The Gift" 12" vinyl album in 1988)
4) Alphabet (1991 - Never before released)
5) New Day Tripper (First appeared on "Love Will Stay" 7" vinyl single in 1987)
6) Vitus-De-Dance (1990 - Never before released)
7) We Just Let The Whole Thing Happen (1991 - Never before released)
8) Get Out While You Can (1980 - Never before released)
9) Love Is (1991 - Never before released)
10) Sue (1990 - Never before released)
11) Dancin' Feet (1986 - This version never before released, but the song was released as a 12" vinyl single in 1986)
12) Bardsflam (1980 - Never before released)
13) Geoffrey (1980 - Never before released)
14) Future Plan (First appeared on "The Gift" 12" vinyl album in 1988)
15) The Caring (First appeared on "The Gift" 12" vinyl album in 1988)
16) Jimi (1991 - Never before released)
17) Mesmerised By Cat's Eyes (1980 - Never before released)
18) The Warmth Of Love (First appeared on "The Gift" 12" vinyl album in 1988)

Credits: All songs written by Tim Jones except "Water" by Tim Jones & Paddi and "Dancin' Feet" by Tim Jones, Paddi & Martin Holder. Mastered from original sources by Tim Jones at The Stone Studio for Stone Premonitions October/November 2003. Artwork & graphic design by Terri~B.

Somebody Famous - "The Ship Of Grandad's Day" (Empress Records 1991)

1) The Ship Of Grandad's Day
2) Carousel
3) There's A Heaven
4) Black Beauty (on Cowboy Hill)
5) Jimi
6) Half Mantra
7) Greg Orion
8) Hieronymus
9) Between The Lines / Seascape
10) Ship (Pilot's Mix)

Credits: On this album Somebody Famous was Friz, Steve Robson, and Tim Jones

Somebody Famous - "The Gift" (Raindance Records 1988, 12" vinyl)

1) Glory
2) Water
3) The Warmth Of Love
4) Future Plan
5) The Caring
6) The Gift Of Love
7) Beautiful Rose
8) Sue (acoustic version)
9) In Harmony
10) Letter Of Love

Credits: All songs written by Tim Jones except "Water" by Tim & Paddi. Produced & Arranged by Paul Ellis and Somebody Famous except "Water" produced by Somebody Famous & Mel Jefferson. Engineered by Danny Hyde & Mel Jefferson. Also: Steve Cunningham/Jon Evans/Paul McCourt/Brian Wilson. Mastered by Ian Anderson. Front cover concept by Paul Stangroom. Back cover by Paddi.

Somebody Famous - "Famous For 15 Minutes" (Channel 4 Television 1987, 15 minute video)

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1) Glory
2) In Harmony
3) Beautiful Rose

Somebody Famous - "Love Will Stay" (Raindance Records 1989, 7" vinyl single)

1) Love Will Stay
2) New Day Tripper

Credits: Tim - Vocals & Guitars, Chris Oddy - Bass & Backing Vocals and Steve Sekrit - Drums.











Somebody Famous - 12" Single (Prism Sound 1986, 12" vinyl single)

1) I Like To Travel
2) Dancing Feet (single mix)

Credits: Produced by Paul Ellis & Somebody Famous. Engineered by Danny Hyde, Steve Cunningham & Paul McCourt. Mixed By Danny Hyde & Paul Ellis.











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