CHRYSALIS RECORDS
THE WATERBOYS - ATLANTIC RAIN - THE LOST FISHERMAN'S BLUES RECORDINGS THE WATERBOYS
THE WATERBOYS 'Fisherman's Blues' album sessions have been revisited for a brand new 3CD and 3LP Vinyl box set featuring previously unreleased recordings.
Almost 400 multi-track tape reels, totalling 150 hours of music, were recorded during the Waterboys' famous Fisherman's Blues sessions of 1986-88. Among these were 80 tapes with no song titles, just rough notes like "jam" or "unknown." In 2024 band leader Mike Scott went through most of these, listening to them for the first time since they were recorded, and discovering in the process dozens of tracks the band had forgotten about; lost recordings, some improvised on the spot, others painstakingly worked on, that in many cases equal the quality of those on the original classic 1988 album.
Scott has compiled these into a triple CD and vinyl collection titled THE LOST FISHERMAN'S BLUES RECORDINGS. This fascinating release will gain much attention and will come with a book containing 15,000 words of Scott's own sleeve notes plus lyrics and unseen photos.
The Waterboys will be on tour in Europe with a special "Fisherman's Blues Revue" live shows throughout August and September 2026, celebrating the album with an eightpiece band featuring special guest Steve Earle and fiddler Steve Wickham at Hydro Glasgow, O2 Arena London, 3 Arena Dublin along with shows in Belgium, Spain, Norway, Sweden and The Netherlands.
Track List
CD Tracks:
1. Too Close To Heaven (Soul Version)
2. Come Back To Galway
3. The Man With The Wind At His Heels
4. And Then The Gods
5. Light Shine On Me
6. Endless Store
7. This Land Is Your Land (Studio Version)
8. Saints And Angels (1988 Version)
9. I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore
10. Knockin' On Heavens Door
11. Honky Tonkin'
12. No Expectations
13. When Doves Cry
14. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
15. Killing My Heart
16. Bob And Anto's Soundcheck
17. We Will Not Be Lovers (Live Take)
18. Lost Highway (Double Version)
19. The Good Ship Sirius
20. The Ship In Full Sail
21. Mister Saxman
22. The Waves
23. The Last Jam
24. Night Falls On Windmill Lane
25. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
26. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
LP Tracks:
A1 - Too Close To Heaven (Soul Version)
A2 - Come Back To Galway
A3 - The Man With The Wind At His Heels
A4 - And Then The Gods
A5 - Light Shine On Me
A6 - Endless Store
A7 - This Land Is Your Land (Studio Version)
A8 - Saints And Angels (1988 Version)
A9 - I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore
A10 - Knockin' On Heavens Door
A11 - Honky Tonkin'
A12 - No Expectations
A13 - When Doves Cry
A14 - Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
A15 - Killing My Heart
A16 - Bob And Anto's Soundcheck
A17 - We Will Not Be Lovers (Live Take)
A18 - Lost Highway (Double Version)
A19 - The Good Ship Sirius
A20 - The Ship In Full Sail
A21 - Mister Saxman
A22 - The Waves
A23 - The Last Jam
A24 - Night Falls On Windmill Lane
A25 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A26 - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
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Product information
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Relevant Record Café,
260 Mill Road
Cambridge,
CB1 3NF.
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Non-Faulty Products
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We’ll happily accept a return as long as the product is still in its original shrink-wrapped packaging and is completely undamaged. You have 14 days from when you receive your order to notify us that you wish to return your order.
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Please take care when ordering!
Faulty Products
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Once we receive your record, it will be tested by a member of staff in store.
If your record is deemed as faulty, you will be entitled to a refund, swap or store credit (to the same value as your initial purchase).
If this record is not deemed as faulty, we will not cover any additional postage and packaging costs incurred by either you or us, and we will not be able to offer you a refund, store credit or swap.
Basically, please be absolutely certain the record you have purchased is faulty before following the returns procedure. If possible, we suggest testing the record on different turntables and weighting the tone arm differently.
Steepletone and Crosley Record Players
After having several “faulty” records returned to us (that in actuality had nothing wrong with them), we cannot guarantee that any records we sell will play correctly Crosley or Steepletone branded record players.