Tanita Tikaram – Ancient Heart

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Label:	WEA – WX 210, WEA – 243877 -1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Teldec Pressing
Country:	Europe
Released:	1988
Genre:	Pop
Style:	Soft Rock

Tracklist

A1		Good Tradition Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Drums – Peter Van Hooke Keyboards – Rod Argent Mandolin – Paul Brady Saxophone – Phil Todd Trombone – Pete Beachill Trumpet – Noel Langley Violin – Helen O'Hara Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram
A2		Cathedral Song Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Drums – Peter Van Hooke Guitar – Mitch Dalton Keyboards – Rod Argent Vocals – Tanita Tikaram
A3		Sighing Innocents Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Drums – Peter Van Hooke Guitar, Horn [E Horn] – Marc Ribot Keyboards – Rod Argent Percussion – Martin Ditcham Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram
A4		I Love You Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Guitar – Mitch Dalton Vocals – Tanita Tikaram
A5		World Outside Your Window Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Drums – Peter Van Hooke Guitar – Mark Creswell Keyboards – Rod Argent Percussion – Martin Ditcham Violin – David Lindley Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram
A6		For All These Years Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Drums – Peter Van Hooke Keyboards – Rod Argent Trumpet, Flugelhorn [Flügel Horn] – Mark Isham Vocals – Tanita Tikaram
B1		Twist In My Sobriety Drums – Peter Van Hooke Keyboards – Rod Argent Oboe – Malcolm Messiter Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram
B2		Poor Cow Bass Guitar – Rory McFarlane Drums – Peter Van Hooke Guitar – Mitch Dalton Keyboards – Rod Argent Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram
B3		He Likes The Sun Cello – Keith Harvey Drums – Peter Van Hooke Guitar – Brendan Croker, Clem Clemson, Mark Creswell Keyboards – Rod Argent Percussion – Martin Ditcham Viola – Ian Jewell Violin – Brendan O'Reilly (4), John Georgiadis Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram
B4		Valentine Heart Cello – Keith Harvey Drums – Peter Van Hooke Keyboards – Rod Argent Viola – Ian Jewell* Violin – Brendan O'Reilly (4), John Georgiadis Vocals – Tanita Tikaram
B5		Preyed Upon Cello – Keith Harvey Drums – Peter Van Hooke Fretless Bass – Mo Foster Keyboards – Rod Argent Viola – Ian Jewell* Violin – Brendan O'Reilly (4), John Georgiadis Vocals, Guitar – Tanita Tikaram

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA Records Ltd.
Copyright © – WEA Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Brogue Music
Manufactured By – TELDEC Record Service GmbH
Record Company – Warner Communications
Engineered At – Red House Studios
Made By – WEA Musik GmbH
Published By – Brogue Music
Mastered At – Record Service Alsdorf
Pressed By – Teldec-Press GmbH

Credits

Arranged By [Music] – Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent, Tanita Tikaram
Arranged By [String Quartet] – Rod Argent
Composed By – Tanita Tikaram
Design – T & C P Associates (London)*
Engineer – Simon Hurrell
Lacquer Cut By – TY*
Management [Representation] – Asgard*, Paul Charles
Mixed By – Peter*, Rod*, Simon*
Photography By – Peter Moss*
Producer – Peter Van Hooke, Rod Argent
Sleeve Notes – Tanita*
Words By, Music By – Tanita Tikaram

Notes

Catalogue number WX 210 is on the spine, rear sleeve, inner sleeve and labels and is identified as a UK number on the spine, rear sleeve and labels; 243877 -1 is on the spine, rear sleeve, inner sleeve and labels.

Sleeve:
℗ 1988 WEA Records Ltd.
© 1988 WEA Records Ltd.
Manufactured in Germany
Pressé en Allemagne

Inner sleeve:
© 1988 Brogue Music

Rod Argent and Peter Van Hook appears courtesy of MMC Records
Paul Brady appears courtesy of Polygram International
David Lindley appears courtesy of Elektra/Asylum Records
Mark Isham appears courtesy of Virgin America

Mark Cresswell and Brendan Croker are members of Leeds' finest, "Brendan Croker & The Five O'Clock Shadows" and appear regularly at The Mean Fiddler

Engineered at the Red House Studio - April/June/July 1988

Labels:
Made in Germany by WEA Musik GmbH
℗ 1988 WEA Records Ltd
© 1988 WEA Records Ltd

Versions of European LP releases, cat# WX 210 / 243877 -1:
Ancient Heart - Labels have 3 rows of perimeter text, only Brogue Music, Teldec pressing - [this]
Ancient Heart - Labels have 3 rows of perimeter text, Warner Chappell Music Ltd/Brogue Music, RSA pressing
Ancient Heart - Labels have 1 row of perimeter text, only Brogue Music Damont pressing
Ancient Heart - Labels have 1 row of perimeter text, only Brogue Music. On sleeve, no manufacturer listed above 'Wea' logo.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 022924387715
Barcode (Text): 0 22924 38771 5
Price Code: Ⓤ
Price Code (France): WE 381
Label Code: LC 4281
Other (Embossed on rear sleeve): [Warner logo]
Rights Society: Gema / Biem
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-A3 51 <T> TY1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-B 1 VII TY1 <T>
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-A3 5 II <T> TY1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-B TY1 <T>
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-A3 49 <T> TY1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-B 18 III TY1 <T>
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-A3 20 <T> TY1 IV
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-B <T> 17 III TY1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-A3 45 <T> TY1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-B 24 IV TY1 <T>
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-A3 13 <T> TY1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): R / S Alsdorf 243877-1-B 22 TY1 <T>

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Ancient Heart (LP, Album, Stereo, RSA Pressing)	WEA, WEA	WX 210, 243877 -1	Europe	1988
Recently Edited	Ancient Heart (CD, Album)	Reprise Records	9 25839-2	US	1988
Recently Edited	Ancient Heart (CD, Album)	WEA	243877 -2	Europe	1988
Recently Edited	Ancient Heart (Cassette, Album)	Gong	MKL 37271	Hungary	1988
Recently Edited	Ancient Heart (Cassette, Album)	WEA, WEA, WEA	WX210 C, 243877-4, 243877 -4	UK & Europe	1988

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Reviews

Aryaputhra Nov 3, 2024
Edited 4 months ago
Good listening. I bought this just for “Twist in My Sobriety” and “Good Tradition”. Brings back the 80s for me. Seems like the previous owner hardly played it - so lucky for me both media and sleeves are in NM condition. The record is warm and surprisingly quite analogue, considering this record came out in 1988 when synthetic drums were all the rage. You can’t fully escape them, they make an appearance in Track 4 “World Outside Your Window” although not quite overpowering the song.

Side 2 starts with “Twist in My Sobriety” which is sobering as well as loud and the whole purpose of this LP. Apart from this track, other notable tracks in this side include “Poor Cow” and “He Likes The Sun” with a subtle guitar twang coming through the left speaker. I would strongly recommend a Spotify listen (or add your favourite streamer) before purchasing this record. It’s a great LP for folk rock lovers. Go for the Teldec pressing judging by comments on other pressings, this Teldec one is clear, quite silent between tracks and provides a very good soundstage.