Pelican West 40 – 4CD / 4LP / Half-Speed Master LP
2 years ago
“Lots of people are discovering Haircut 100 now and that album and saying it’s fresh as a fantastic daisy, every time, that’s the wonder of it.” – Nick Heyward (vocals and guitar), 2022
Demon Records are delighted to announce the release of Pelican West 40, a celebration edition of Haircut 100’s platinum selling debut album available for pre-order now released on 23 February 2023. The album was originally released in February 1982, and reached No 2 in the UK album chart and No 31 in the US Billboard chart.
The group moved from being London underground darlings to chart sensations in less than six months, and within a year had disappeared into pop’s ether, leaving behind one memorable album and four Top 10 UK singles.
Pelican West 4CD Box Set
This 54-track extravaganza that celebrates the bright, burning, brief career of Haircut 100. With a 44-page booklet containing a new 10,000 word note, an oral history of the time with all six members, interviewed and assembled by the set’s curator, author and DJ Daryl Easlea. It includes memorabilia and exclusive photographs from the personal collection of the band’s Graham Jones and Les Nemes.
CD1 Pelican West
Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) / Love Plus One / Lemon Firebrigade / Marine Boy / Milk Film / Kingsize (You’re My Little Steam Whistle) / Fantastic Day / Baked Beans / Snow Girl / Love’s Got Me In Triangles / Surprise Me Again / Calling Captain Autumn / Nobody’s Fool / October Is Orange (Day 1&2)
CD2 Pelican Plus
Boat Party (7” version) / Ski Club / Favourite Shirts(Boy Meets Girl) (12” version) / Love Plus One (12” version) / Fantastic Day (12” version) / Calling Captain Autumn (Special Extended Version) / Boat Party (12” version) / Marine Boy (12” Version) / Ski Club Of Great Britain / Love’s Got Me In Triangles (Extended Version) / Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Extended Remix) / Fantastic Day (Live) / Calling Captain Autumn (Extended Remix) / Nobody’s Fool (12” Version) / October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2) (12” Version)
CD3 Junction Box – The Unfinished Tracks
I Believe In Sundays / Maytime Moments (Instrumental) / Cheek to Cheek (Instrumental) / Hayley’s Heart (Guide Vocal) / A Blue Hat for a Blue Day (Instrumental) / Coming Home (Instrumental) / Brookfield Girl / Sunny Boy, Sunny Girl / Club Boy at Sea / Steam Bus Junction (Instrumental) / Whistle Down the Wind
CD4 Haircut 100% Live! Hammersmith Odeon Spring 1982
Low Rider / Baked Beans / Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) / Calling Captain Autumn / Milk Film / Snow Girl / Lemon Fire Brigade / Fantastic Day / Love’s Got Me In Triangles / Love Plus One / Kingsize (You’re My Little Steam Whistle) / Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Long) / Calling Captain Autumn / Love Plus One (Encore)
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Pelican West 4LP Box Set
38-track vinyl box set contain a half-speed cut of Pelican West, as well the unreleased second album tracks and a collection of 12” mixes.
LP1 Pelican West – Half Speed Master
Side A: Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) / Love Plus One / Lemon Firebrigade / Marine Boy / Milk Film / Kingsize (You’re My Little Steam Whistle). Side B: Fantastic Day / Baked Beans / Snow Girl / Love’s Got Me In Triangles / Surprise Me Again / Calling Captain Autumn
LP2 Pelican Plus – Part 1
Side A: Boat Party (7” version) / Ski Club / Favourite Shirts(Boy Meets Girl) (12” version) / Love Plus One (12” version) / Fantastic Day (12” version). Side B: Calling Captain Autumn (Special Extended Version) / Boat Party (12” version) / Marine Boy (12” Version) / Ski Club Of Great Britain
LP3 Pelican Plus – Part 2
Side A: Love’s Got Me In Triangles (Extended Version) / Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Extended Remix) / Fantastic Day (Live). Side B: Calling Captain Autumn (Extended Remix) / Nobody’s Fool (12” Version) / October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2) (12” version)
LP4 Junction Box – The Unfinished Tracks
Side A: I Believe In Sundays / Maytime Moments (Instrumental) / Cheek to Cheek (Instrumental) / Hayley’s Heart (Guide Vocal) / A Blue Hat for a Blue Day (Instrumental). Side B: Coming Home (Instrumental) / Brookfield Girl / Sunny Boy, Sunny Girl / Club Boy at Sea / Steam Bus Junction (Instrumental) / Whistle Down the Wind
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Pelican West – Half-Speed Master LP
Just for audiophiles! Mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering from the original Pelican West tapes. The master is cut at half speed to create a richer and fuller sound in the low-mid frequencies, and smoother at the top-end.
Side A: Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) / Love Plus One / Lemon Firebrigade / Marine Boy / Milk Film / Kingsize (You’re My Little Steam Whistle). Side B: Fantastic Day / Baked Beans / Snow Girl / Love’s Got Me In Triangles / Surprise Me Again / Calling Captain Autumn