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Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? No longer powerful?
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Styrous® ~ Saturday, December 17, 2020
Band Aid - November 2016
After publishing an article earlier this month on the song, Do They Know It's Christmas? by the supergroup, Band Aid (link below), I came across a disappointing interview regarding the song.
The song was re-recorded and re-issued four times, Band Aid II in 1998, Band Aid 20 in 2004 and Band Aid 30 in 2014. A German-language version of Do They Know It's Christmas? was released
on November 21, 2014. It was produced by Vincent Sorg and Tobias Kuhn
and features vocals from artists including 2raumwohnung, Andreas Bourani, Die Toten Hosen, Jan Delay, Joy Denalane, Max Raabe, Milky Chance, Peter Maffay, Silbermond, Thees Uhlmann, and Wolfgang Niedecken.
Four years ago, Midge Ure was interviewed by the multimedia news agency, Press Association (link below) and he said:
“I’m not sure music is the answer to it now. Thirty one years ago we did the Band Aid thing, it was the vehicle that people understood – you didn’t have videogames, you didn’t have mobile phones and you didn’t have all of the distractions that you have today”.
Back then “music was the be all and end all” he added, “so we used the medium at its peak. We used the power that music had at its peak. Maybe right now, the answer wouldn’t be a concert or a record – but I don’t know what the answer is”.
The world, times, people, fashion and fads change, not always for the better but in spite of it, we have to go on.
Viewfinder links:
Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas?
YouTube links:
Band Aid II ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? (Official Video)
Band Aid 20 ~ Do They Know It's Christmas?
Band Aid 30 ~ Do They Know It's Christmas?
Band Aid 30 ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? (German)
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December 10, 2020
20,000 vinyl LPs 258: Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? (12" single)
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Band-Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas?
Side 2:
B1 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Standard Mix) - 3:50
B2 - Feed The World - 4:15
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – Band Aid Trust
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Credits:
Artwork [Sleeve Artist] – Peter Blake (4)
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ☆] – Greg Calbi
Performer – Adam Clayton, Andy Taylor, Bob Geldof, Bono, Boy George, Chris Cross, David Bowie, Dennis Thomas*, Francis Rossi, Gary Kemp, George Michael, Glenn Gregory, Holly*, James Taylor*, Jody Watley, John Keeble, John Taylor, Johnny Fingers*, Jon Moss, Keren*, Marilyn, Martin Kemp, Martin Ware*, Midge Ure, Nick Rhodes, Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Paul Young, Peter Briquette*, Phil Collins, Rick Parfitt, Robert 'Kool' Bell*, Roger Taylor (2), Sarah*, Simon Crowe, Simon Le Bon, Siobhan*, Steve Norman (2), Sting, Tony Hadley
Producer – Midge Ure, Trevor Horn
Songwriter – Geldof*, Ure*
Notes:
This is the 12" US pressing from Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA, as indicated by G in the runouts.
Do They Know It's Christmas? is a nearly identical pressing from Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman, as indicated by P in its runouts.
Do They Know It's Christmas? is a US promo version with the same catalog # and track listing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Scanned): 074640515712
Barcode (Text [Rear Cover]): 0 7464-05157-1
Barcode (Text [Label]): 7464-05157-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): XSS 173151
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): XSS 173152
Matrix / Runout (Side A etched, ƒƒ STERLING stamped): XSS-173151-1E ƒƒ G1 STERLING C9
Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, STERLING stamped): XSS-173152-1E G1 ☆STERLING A7
Styrous® ~ Thursday, December 10, 2020
12" single front cover
Artwork by Peter Blake
photo of album cover by Styrous®
Today is the anniversary of the release of the 12" single, Do They Know It's Christmas?, by Band-Aid; it was recorded by forty music artists (link below) assembled to aid famine relief in 1984.
12" single back cover
Artwork by Peter Blake
photo of album cover by Styrous®
The song was written by by Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats and Midge Ure of Ultravox fame in reaction to television reports of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia.
It was first recorded in a single day on November 25, 1984, by Band Aid, a supergroup put together by Geldof and Ure and consisting mainly of the biggest British and Irish musical acts at the time. The group's name stemmed from the idea that the musicians were
providing aid to the less fortunate and suggested that their project was
likened to putting a band-aid on a wound. It depicts the poverty-stricken African scenery of the time. Lyrics of the song
included a description of the country saying, "where nothing ever grows,
no rain or rivers flow, do they know it's Christmas time at all?"
Geldorf wrote the lyrics and Ure wrote the music. The 12" version was mixed by Trevor Horn. The single was released in the United Kingdom on December 3, 1984.
In 1986 the original music video from Do They Know It's Christmas? won Band Aid a Grammy Award nomination for Best Music Video, Short Form.
The Band Aid project has inspired many other charity records around the world (link below).
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
A - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Remixed By Trevor Horn), Remix – Trevor Horn - 6:16
Side 2:
B1 - Do They Know It's Christmas? (Standard Mix) - 3:50
B2 - Feed The World - 4:15
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – CBS Inc.
Copyright (c) – Band Aid Trust
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Credits:
Artwork [Sleeve Artist] – Peter Blake (4)
Lacquer Cut By [Runout Etching ☆] – Greg Calbi
Performer – Adam Clayton, Andy Taylor, Bob Geldof, Bono, Boy George, Chris Cross, David Bowie, Dennis Thomas*, Francis Rossi, Gary Kemp, George Michael, Glenn Gregory, Holly*, James Taylor*, Jody Watley, John Keeble, John Taylor, Johnny Fingers*, Jon Moss, Keren*, Marilyn, Martin Kemp, Martin Ware*, Midge Ure, Nick Rhodes, Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, Paul Young, Peter Briquette*, Phil Collins, Rick Parfitt, Robert 'Kool' Bell*, Roger Taylor (2), Sarah*, Simon Crowe, Simon Le Bon, Siobhan*, Steve Norman (2), Sting, Tony Hadley
Producer – Midge Ure, Trevor Horn
Songwriter – Geldof*, Ure*
Notes:
This is the 12" US pressing from Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA, as indicated by G in the runouts.
Do They Know It's Christmas? is a nearly identical pressing from Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman, as indicated by P in its runouts.
Do They Know It's Christmas? is a US promo version with the same catalog # and track listing.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Scanned): 074640515712
Barcode (Text [Rear Cover]): 0 7464-05157-1
Barcode (Text [Label]): 7464-05157-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): XSS 173151
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): XSS 173152
Matrix / Runout (Side A etched, ƒƒ STERLING stamped): XSS-173151-1E ƒƒ G1 STERLING C9
Matrix / Runout (Side B etched, STERLING stamped): XSS-173152-1E G1 ☆STERLING A7
Band Aid – Do They Know It's Christmas?
Label: Columbia – 44 05157, Columbia – 44-05157
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Carrollton Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Label: Columbia – 44 05157, Columbia – 44-05157
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Carrollton Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
YouTube links:
Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984)
Band Aid ~ Do They Know It's Christmas? (extended version)
Band Aid ~ Feed the World
October 10, 2020
20,000 vinyl LPs 245: Midge Ure ~ The Gift & Edo
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vinyl LP front cover detail
album cover photo by Chris Walter
detail photo of album cover by Styrous®
Today is the birthday of Midge Ure, one of the strongest and best male voices of the New Wave music era who sang in the groups Visage and Ultravox.
The Gift was his first solo album after Ultravox disbanded in 1988. on the Caribbean island of Montserrat using a Casio CZ-101.
I
love this album and my favorite cuts are actually the three
instrumentals. The Chieftain is fast, furious, a bit raucous but in a
controlled New Wave way. I love it.
Of the instrumentals my very favorite
cut is Edo; It is slow, sensual and dreamy but grand at the same time
and the Japanese flavor provided by the koto is sublime.
Because of that flavor it was the perfect piece of music for one of the Obiko fashion shows I produced for Sandra Sakata (links below).
Tracklist:
Side 1:
Side 1:
- "If I Was" - Bass Guitar – Mark King, written by Mitchell*, Ure* - 5:22
- "When the Winds Blow" - Ure, written by Mitchell – 4:07
- "Living in the Past" - Bass Guitar – Mark King, written by Ian Anderson - 4:35
- "That Certain Smile" - Backing Vocals – Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson, Mae McKenna, Bass Guitar – Nigel Ross-Scott, Drums – Lindsay Elliott, written by Mitchell*, Ure* - 4:08
- "The Gift" - written by Ure - 5:00
Side 2:
Personnel:
- "Antilles" (Instrumental) Backing Vocals – Glenn Gregory, written by Ure*
- 4:08 - "Wastelands" - Backing Vocals – Jackie Challenor, Lorenza Johnson, Mae McKenna, Drums – Mark Brzezicki, written by Mitchell*, Ure* - 4:40
- "Edo" (Instrumental) written by Ure) - 3:24
- "The Chieftain" (Instrumental) Bass Guitar – Mark King, written by Ure - 4:45
- "She Cried" - Bass Guitar – Nigel Ross-Scott, Mizmar – Paul Mosby, written by Ure - 4:12
- "The Gift (Reprise)" - written by Ure - 1:45
Personnel:
- Midge Ure - vocals, instrumentation, production
- Mark King - bass guitar (tracks 1, 3, 9)
- Mae McKenna, Lorenza Johnson, Jackie Challenor - backing vocals (tracks 4, 7)
- Mark Brzezicki - drums (track 7)
- Nigel Ross-Scott - bass guitar (tracks 4, 10)
- Lindsay Elliott - drums (track 4)
- Glenn Gregory - backing vocals (track 6)
- Paul Mosby - mizmar (track 10)
- Brian Tench - mixing engineer
- Rik Walton - recording engineer
- John Hudson - co-producer (track 12)
- George Hurrell - photography
- Peter Saville Associates - design
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Published By – Mood Music
Published By – Putney Music
Published By – Rare Bird Music, Inc.
Published By – Management Agency & Music Publishing, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits:
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
Published By – Mood Music
Published By – Putney Music
Published By – Rare Bird Music, Inc.
Published By – Management Agency & Music Publishing, Inc.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits:
Mastered By [Run-out Etching] – TJ*
Producer – Midge Ure
Producer – Midge Ure
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 4411-41508-1
Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A, except STERLING stamped): P(P) BFV 41508 AS CP1 STERLING TJ
Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B, except STERLING stamped): P(AP) BFV 41508 BS STERLING
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society: BMI
Viewfinder links:
Net links:
Post Punk Monk ~ Midge Ure – The Gift DLX RM (review)
Slicing Up Eyeballs ~ Reissue of The Gift with B-sides, unreleased tracks
YouTube links:
"I like instrumental music.
I find it very easy to listen to and it
allows you to use your imagination
in a way that most pop music doesn't.
It's refreshing."
~ Midge Ure
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