Discography
Songs of Jesus is now available! It is the latest album from Sprout Head Uprising and features ten new songs.
The album is produced by Martin Stephenson and Wadada, and engineered by Pete Rawson.
The album features eleven
tracks - some of which were written by Wadada and members of the band,
and others which were cover versions.
It was expanded and remastered in 2018, and re-released to include seven bonus tracks, including some previous unreleased songs, and some new mixes.
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It was released on CD by Antler-Subway in Belgium and
contains 18 tracks in all.
The album was produced by Wadada, who
also plays bass on several tracks. Angel Eye makes an appearance
on 'Blanket on the Ground' and 'Buena'.
Most of the tracks here are available on the 2018 Digital Remaster of 'Early Spring'.
The album consists primarily of cover versions of classic
songs, and includes the singles 'Champs-Élysées' (originally by Prince
Buster) and 'Pressure Drop' (originally by Toots and the Maytals).
Sprout Head Uprising are joined by Helen Watson, Lizard Logan,
& Moot Beret from Suns of Arqa, and there
are 13 tracks in all. Suns of Arqa reissued most of these tracks on a 2018 Digital Remaster which is now available here.
The single is backed by 'Sprout Head Mash
Up', which was written and performed by Sprout Head Uprising.
A
light-hearted dub reggae track, Champs-Élysées is a cover version of
the Prince Buster song 'Take It Easy', and features The Harder Sisters
on vocals. The B-Side is written by Wadada, Richard Hardman and Terence
Dowling.
Suns of Arqa reissued Champs-Élysées in 2018 and it is available here.
The single was recorded at Cargo Studios, Rochdale and
engineered by Colin Richardson.
It is backed by 'Nothing to Sing Part II', which was written and produced by Wadada, who also features on vocals and guitar.
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