Word Gets Around
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2-disc Deluxe Edition
CD 1
3-disc Super-deluxe edition
CD 2
CD 3
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
CD 1
- Carrot Cake and Wine (B-side on A Thousand TreesA Thousand Trees"A Thousand Trees" is the fourth single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in August 1997...
) - Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (B-side on Traffic)
- Poppy Day (B-side on More Life in a Tramps Vest)
- Raymond's Shop (B-side on More Life in a Tramps VestMore Life In A Tramps Vest"More Life in a Tramp's Vest" is the second single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from the band's debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in May 1997. It reached #33 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about life from the view of supermarket bag boy...
) - Chris Chambers (B-side on Traffic)
- A Thousand Trees (BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
Evening Session) - Local Boy in the Photograph (BBC Radio 1 Evening Session)
- Looks Like Chaplin (Live at Newcastle University)
- Same Size Feet (Live at Newcastle University)
- Not up to You (Live at Newcastle University)
- She Takes Her Clothes Off (Decade in the Sun Deluxe Word Gets Around session)
- More Life in a Tramp's Vest (Pre-record deal Grass-roots demo)
- The Last Resort (B-side on Local boy in the Photograph)
3-disc Super-deluxe edition
CD 2
- Carrot Cake and Wine (B-side on A Thousand TreesA Thousand Trees"A Thousand Trees" is the fourth single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in August 1997...
) - Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (B-side on Traffic)
- Poppy Day (B-side on More Life in a Tramps VestMore Life In A Tramps Vest"More Life in a Tramp's Vest" is the second single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from the band's debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in May 1997. It reached #33 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about life from the view of supermarket bag boy...
) - Raymond's Shop (B-side on More Life in a Tramps Vest)
- Chris Chambers (B-side on Traffic)
- Who'll Stop the Rain (B-side on Local Boy in the PhotographLocal Boy In The Photograph"Local Boy in the Photograph" is the first single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was initially released in March 1997...
) - Home To Me (B-side on A Thousand Trees)
- Buy Myself a Small Plane (B-side on Local Boy in the Photograph)
- The Last Resort (B-side on Local boy in the Photograph)
- Summertime (B-side on A Thousand Trees)
CD 3
- A Thousand TreesA Thousand Trees"A Thousand Trees" is the fourth single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in August 1997...
(BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
Evening Session) - Local Boy in the PhotographLocal Boy In The Photograph"Local Boy in the Photograph" is the first single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from their debut album, Word Gets Around and was initially released in March 1997...
(BBC Radio 1 Evening Session) - Same Size Feet (Live at Newcastle University)
- Looks Like Chaplin (Live at Newcastle University)
- Not up to You (Live at Newcastle University)
- More Life in a Tramps VestMore Life In A Tramps Vest"More Life in a Tramp's Vest" is the second single from the rock band Stereophonics. The song is taken from the band's debut album, Word Gets Around and was released in May 1997. It reached #33 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is about life from the view of supermarket bag boy...
(Pre-record deal Grass-roots demo) - Looks Like Chaplin (Pre-record deal - Grass-roots demo)
- In My Day (Pre-record deal - Grass-roots demo)
- She Takes Her Clothes Off (Decade in the Sun Deluxe Word Gets Around session)
- Looks Like Chaplin (Acoustic)
- A Thousand Trees (Acoustic)
Critical reception
Personnel
Stereophonics- Stuart CableStuart CableStuart Cable was a Welsh rock drummer and broadcaster, best known as the original drummer for the band Stereophonics.- Early life :...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person .... - Kelly JonesKelly JonesKelly Jones is a Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist and the lead singer of the band Stereophonics. Influenced by classic rock bands such as The Who, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and the Sex Pistols, Jones is noted for his strong, gravelly voice, which has been described as "whisky" vocals...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s - Richard JonesRichard Jones (Stereophonics)Richard Jones is the bassist and backing vocalist for the Welsh rock band Stereophonics, playing alongside Kelly Jones and Javier Weyler. Jones grew up in Cwmaman, an old mining village in South Wales...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Additional musicians
- Marshall Bird – keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Nadia Lannman – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Richard PayneRichard PayneRichard Payne is an English musician who plays the keyboards and guitar. He is a former member of the bands Dodgy and The Bluetones.-External links:***...
– accordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
Technical personnel
- Bird&Bush – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Bob LudwigBob LudwigBob Ludwig is an American mastering engineer.He is a well known and respected figure within the music industry. His name is credited on the covers of albums released across the world, and he has won numerous awards....
– masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced... - Lee Dunn – artworkAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
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