VARIOUS – Help (NAD 2023) – 2LP – Red & Black Smoke Vinyl

2LP – Limited National Album Day 2023 ExclusiveRed & Black Smoke Vinyl Edition with Printed Inners reissued to mark the compilation’s 30th Anniversary.

National Album Dayreturns on October 14th 2023, and this year the theme is ‘90s‘!

The HELPalbum was recorded in a single day in September 1995 across multiple studios and released less than a week later in a time before WeTransfer, iPhones and email. HELP raised over 1.25 million enabling War Child to bring much needed emergency support to thousands of children caught up in the Bosnian conflict.

The album features tracks from Oasis and Friends, The Boo Radleys, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Orbital, Portishead, Massive Attack, Suede, The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers, Stereo MCs, Sinad OConnor, The Levellers, Manic Street Preachers, Terrorvision, The One World Orchestra (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), Planet 4 Folk Quartet (Andrew Weatherall and David Harrow), Terry Hall and Salad, Neneh Cherry and Trout, Blur and The Smokin Mojo Filters (Paul McCartney, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher) capturing a golden period of British music.

For National Album Day the seminal album is being reissued on limited red and black smoke vinyl to mark War Child’s 30th Anniverary and support children whose lives have been torn apart by war.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Oasis And Friends “Fade Away”
2. The Boo Radleys “Oh Brother”
3. The Stone Roses “Love Spreads”
4. Radiohead “Lucky”
5. Orbital “Adnan”

Side B
6. Portishead “Mourning Air”
7. Massive Attack “Fake The Aroma” (Alternate Version Of “Karmacoma”)
8. Suede “Shipbuilding”
9. The Charlatans Vs. The Chemical Brothers “Time For Livin'”
10. Stereo MCs “Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)”

Side C
11. Sinad O’Connor “Ode To Billie Joe”
12. The Levellers “Searchlights”
13. Manic Street Preachers “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”
14. Terrorvision “Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt”
15. The One World Orchestra Featuring The Massed Pipes And Drums Of The Children’s Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guards (Aka The KLF) “The Magnificent”

Side D
16. Planet 4 Folk Quartet “Message To Crommie”
17. Terry Hall And Salad “Dream A Little Dream Of Me”
18. Neneh Cherry And Trout “1, 2, 3, 4, 5 “
19. Blur “Eine Kleine Lift Musik”
20. The Smokin’ Mojo Filters “Come Together”