5013929847323

Cover Plus

Hazel O'connor

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Format: CD

Cat No: SFE063

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Release Date:  17 November 2017

Label:  Sfe / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5013929847323

Genres:  Rock  

  • Description

    Recording for a second time with the world renowned producer Tony Visconti, who had also produced her career defining ‘Breaking Glass’ soundtrack album a year earlier, Hazel O’Connor’s 1981 album ‘Cover Plus’ was an assured development of both her songwriting and her outsider artistry. Released in September 1981, ‘Cover Plus’ enjoyed a 7 week run in the UK Album chart peaking at No.32. The album combines selected cover versions with her own heartfelt, often autobiographical original songs; together they deliver a powerful personal manifesto and a singular artistic statement of intent. ‘Cover Plus’ was a solid assemblage of the then dominant post-punk and new wave aesthetics, a crossover style that Hazel was very much at the forefront of. Her legions of fans, at this time, were drawn from across a wide spectrum including punks, goths and futurists. •Of her own songs on the album, Hazel writes, “‘Runaway’ is really self- explanatory; it's about my experience running away to Amsterdam at the age of 16. •This expanded and celebratory re-issue comes with a 20-page illustrated lyric booklet including a new and exclusive introduction written by Hazel herself. Its re-release coincides with a national concert tour across the UK in which Hazel will specifically feature many of the songs from this album.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. (COVER PLUS) WE'RE ALL GROWN UP
      • 2. HANGING AROUND
      • 3. EE-I-ADDIO
      • 4. NOT FOR YOU
      • 5. HOLD ON
      • 6. SO YOU'RE BORN
      • 7. DAWN CHORUS
      • 8. ANIMAL FARM (WE WILL BE HAPPY?)
      • 9. RUNAWAY
      • 10. DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO
      • 11. MEN OF GOOD FORTUNE
      • 12. THAT'S LIFE
      • 13. (COVER PLUS) WE'RE ALL GROWN UP (7"Â� EDIT)
      • 14. EE-I-ADDIO (ORIGINAL 1979 SINGLE VERSION)
      • 15. TIME IS FREE
      • 16. WHITE ROOM
      • 17. DAWN CHORUS (FRENCH VERSION)
      • 18. THAT'S LIFE (FRENCH VERSION)
      • 19. NOT FOR YOU (GERMAN VERSION)