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The Icicle WorksIf You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song

Label:

Beggars Banquet – BEGA 78

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Indie Rock

Tracklist

A1Hope Springs Eternal
A2Travelling Chest
A3Sweet Thursday
A4Up Here In The North Of England
A5Who Do You Want For Your Love?
B1When You Were Mine
Lead GuitarIan Broudie
B2Evangeline
Harmony VocalsAlison Limerick
B3Truck Driver's Lament
B4Understanding Jane
B5Walking With A Mountain
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  • Pressed ByDamont
  • Mastered AtMusitech
  • Recorded AtAmazon Studios
  • Recorded AtYellow 2 Studios
  • Recorded AtUtopia Studios
  • Recorded AtOdyssey Studios
  • Recorded AtBattery Studios, London
  • Recorded AtThe Town House
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Beggars Banquet
  • Copyright ©Beggars Banquet
  • Published ByChappell Music Ltd.
  • Distributed ByWEA Records Ltd.
  • Record CompanyWarner Communications

Credits

  • Artwork [Montage]Irongate Studios
  • DesignStephen James Webbon*
  • Drums, Percussion [Inevitable Percussion], Other [No Voice]Chris Sharrock
  • Keyboards [Additional]Dave "Green"*, Ian Broudie, Mike Timmoney*, Ritchie Close
  • Mixed By [Mix Engineered By]Chris Sheldon (tracks: A3, B4), Ian Taylor (tracks: A5, B2), Marcellus Frank (tracks: A4, B5), Steve Power (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B3)
  • Photography ByGary Lornie
  • ProducerIan Broudie
  • Recorded By [Recording Engineered By]Paul Harrison (2) (tracks: B2), Pete Coleman (tracks: A1 to B1, B3 to B5)
  • StringsAudrey And Friends
  • Voice, Bass, KeyboardsChris Layhe
  • Voice, Guitar, Keyboards, HarmonicaRobert Ian "Boots" McNabb*
  • Written-ByMcNabb*

Notes

Stamper/metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.
Embossed sleeve.
Released with a printed innerbag with lyrics.

Recorded at Amazon, Yello 2, Utopia
Odyssey, Battery one, the townhouse.

℗ & © 1987 Beggars Banquet.
Made in England.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 5 012093 007816
  • Barcode (Scanned): 5012093007816
  • Matrix / Runout (A side matrix, label): BEGA 78 A*
  • Matrix / Runout (B side matrix, label): BEGA 78 B*
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, etched, variant 1): BEGA-78 A1 DAMONT MT.
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, etched, variant 1): BEGA-78 B1 DAMONT MT.1
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, etched, variant 2): BEGA-78-A1 MT.1 DAMONT B
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, etched, variant 2): BEGA-78-B1 MT.1 DAMONT A
  • Matrix / Runout (A side runout, etched, variant 3): BEGA-78-A1 MT.1 DAMONT E
  • Matrix / Runout (B side runout, etched, variant 3): BEGA-78-A1 MT.1 DAMONT N

Other Versions (5 of 32)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (LP, Album, Hauppauge Pressing)Beggars Banquet6447-1-HUS1987
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If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (CD, Album)Beggars BanquetBEGA 78 CDUK1987
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If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (Cassette, Album)Beggars BanquetBEGC 78UK1987
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If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (Cassette, Album)Transmedia, TransmediaBEGA-78, BEGA - C78Portugal1987
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If You Want To Defeat Your Enemy Sing His Song (LP, Album, Stereo)Beggars Banquet, Ariola208 235Europe1987

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