The Hit Parade EP (15th Anniversary Edition)

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1.	The Hit Parade (15th Anniversary Version) 04:16	buy track
2.	Swans (15th Anniversary Version) 03:10	buy track
3.	This Way (15th Anniversary Version) 03:15	buy track
4.	A Hard Teeth Pi (Demix by Colditz) 04:38	buy track
5.	The Hit Parade (Live at The Arches 2009) 04:31	buy track

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Originally released in February 2005, 'The Hit Parade EP' was Unkle Bob's debut release preceding their 2006 album, Sugar and Spite and featuring earlier versions of several tracks that later appeared on that album. The 15th anniversary edition contains the original mix of 'The Hit Parade' from 2005 as well as versions of 'Swans', 'This Way' and a remix entitled 'A Hard Teeth Pi' by Colditz (James Chapman). The Bandcamp set also includes a live cut of 'The Hit Parade' recorded at The Arches, Glasgow in 2009.

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released April 24, 2020

Tracks 1.2.3 & 5 written by Rick Webster and arranged by Unkle Bob. Vocals and guitar by Rick Webster. Guitar, mandolin, backing vocals by Stuart Cartwright. Double bass and backing vocals by Una Macglone. Piano and melodica by Geoff Widdowson. Tabla, Djembe. cymbals, shakey eggs, darabuka and backing vocals by Ron Yeadon.

All tracks recorded by Geoff Allan at Cava Studios, Glasgow. All tracks mixed by Geoff Allan and Unkle Bob. String arrangement on track 2 by Peter MacCalman. 1st violin by Fergus Hetherington, 2nd violin by Emily Macpherson, viola by Jessica Beeston, cello by Peter Nicholson. Track 4 de-mixed by Colditz who appears courtesy of Creeping Bent and Psychiatric Records.

Special thanks to Scottish Arts Council, Liam Lockspeiser, Nicked films, Craig Edwards, Friendly Sounds, David Arthur, PM Music, Mark Rooney, Stephen Pastel, Murray Buchanan, Gill and Sarah from Scottish Cultural Enterprise, DF Concerts, all at T-Break, Jim Gellatly, Vic and Gill, Ronnie Gurr, Graham Local, John at Concept Theory, Eric and The Arches, Jim and the Tron, Duncan and Pro-Sound, Bruce Findlay, Phil at Gogo Studio, Nemis, and all our friends and families x

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