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This Sporting Life / Alms For Children
Alms For Children
Compil. NZ 2018 on Failsafe Records label
Alternative (Post-Punk, Alternative Rock)
A compilation of all studio and some live tracks from 1981-1984 Tracks 1-3 recorded Harlequin '82, released 1981 on 7" as Alms Not Arms on REM Records - REM 02. Track 4 recorded at 132 late 1981 and tracks 5 to 12 recorded on 4 track at The Lab Auckland, NZ, June 1982. Released 1982 on LP as Show Me To The Bellrope on Flying Nun Records - FN011. Tracks 13 to 16 recorded at Progressive Music Studios 1983. Released 1983 on a 12" as In Limbo on Flying Nun Records - TSL002. Tracks 17-24 recorded live. The release does not differentiate between the two projects. It's listed here in regards as to how the original tracks appeared. Digipak includes card insert and 8-page booklet. Comes in a sealed corrugated cardboard outer sleeve, stamped "AFC" and "TSL" on alternate sides. Limited Edition of 300.
Musicians
 | This Sporting Life , album by |
 | Alms For Children , album by |
 | Rob Mayes b, g, NZ mastered by, restored |
 | Simon Shanahan producer, engineer, mixed by, recorded by, live |
 | Ben Hayman b, key, written by, performer |
 | Daron Johns , written by, performer |
 | Gary Charlton , written by, performer |
 | Paul Fogerty , written by, performer |
Producers
| Doug Hood engineer, producer, engineer |
| Steve Kennedy engineer |
| Alms For Children producer |
| Harry Russell producer |
| Simon Alexander producer |
| Terry King producer, engineer |
| This Sporting Life producer, engineer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Failsafe | Alms For Children | 2:50 | |
| 2 | Mother | Alms For Children | 2:31 | |
| 3 | Danny Boy | Alms For Children | 4:34 | |
| 4 | Wasting My Time | This Sporting Life | 3:12 | |
| 5 | Total Loss | This Sporting Life | 3:40 | |
| 6 | Soul Turkey | This Sporting Life | 4:12 | |
| 7 | Time | This Sporting Life | 3:46 | |
| 8 | Safe House | This Sporting Life | 3:22 | |
| 9 | Happy | This Sporting Life | 2:16 | |
| 10 | In On Time | This Sporting Life | 2:07 | |
| 11 | Understand Your Lies | This Sporting Life | 3:05 | |
| 12 | Parannoyed | This Sporting Life | 2:10 | |
| 13 | Paper Chase | This Sporting Life | 2:39 | |
| 14 | Difference | This Sporting Life | 2:53 | |
| 15 | Too Proud | This Sporting Life | 3:33 | |
| 16 | Patience | This Sporting Life | 3:39 | |
| 17 | Be Nice | This Sporting Life | 3:12 | |
| 18 | I Can't Kil | This Sporting Life | 2:08 | |
| 19 | I'm Suspicious Of You | This Sporting Life | 3:46 | |
| 20 | Respect In Your Eyes | This Sporting Life | 4:07 | |
| 21 | Art Of Conversation | This Sporting Life | 2:25 | |
| 22 | Silent Peace | This Sporting Life | 2:37 | |
| 23 | Dead Fish | This Sporting Life | 4:13 | |
| 24 | Point To Point | This Sporting Life | 3:49 |
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