Fishing for Luckies

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Fishing for Luckies
Studio album by The Wildhearts
Released December, 1994
Recorded 1994
Genre Rock
Length 42:14
Label East West
Producer ???
Professional reviews
The Wildhearts chronology
Earth Vs The Wildhearts
(1993)		 Fishing for Luckies
(1994)		 P.H.U.Q.
(1995)

Contents

[edit] Original release

The Wildhearts released the original Fishing for Luckies in December 1994, in a limited edition available only via their fan club.

Featured the Wildhearts lineup of:

  • C.J- (guitar & vocals)
  • Ritch- (drums)

with the following additional musicians:

  • Gordon Mabbett- accordion on Geordie in Wonderland
  • Marc Fox - additional percussion on Do the Channel Bop

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Inglorious"
  2. "If Life Is Like a Lovebank I Want an Overdraft"
  3. "Schizophonic"
  4. "Do the Channel Bop"
  5. "Geordie in Wonderland"
  6. "Sky Babies"

[edit] Fishing for More Luckies

After the top 10 success of P.H.U.Q., East West planned to release Fishing for Luckies with three extra demo tracks. This release was completely unsanctioned by the band and the release was cancelled. However, cut-outs of the release were available freely in 1995. The only change to the music was a count-in to introduce Do The Channel Bop. The completed version of Underkill was included in the Sick of Drugs single.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Inglorious"
  2. "If Life Is Like a Lovebank I Want an Overdraft"
  3. "Schizophonic"
  4. "Do the Channel Bop"
  5. "Geordie in Wonderland"
  6. "Sky Babies"
  7. "Underkill"
  8. "Saddened"
  9. "I Wanna Go Where the People Go (Early Version)"

Additional musicians:

Charles Mutter (violin), Thomas Norris (violin), Bruce White (viola), Phillip Sheppard ('cello)- String quartet on Saddened

[edit] 1996 version

In 1996, the band issued their "authorised" release. Here, the tracks If Life Is Like A Lovebank I Want An Overdraft and Geordie In Wonderland were removed, as they had been featured in a double A-side single, and newly recorded material was added. Schizophonic was shortened and segue instrumentals added between some songs. The new material featured the following lineup:

  • Ginger (vocals & guitar)
  • Jef Streatfield (guitar)
  • Danny (bass)
  • Ritch (drums)

Three versions were released:

[edit] UK CD version track listing

  1. "Inglorious"
  2. "Sick of Drugs"
  3. "Red Light - Green Light"
  4. "Schitzophonic"
  5. "Soul Searching on the Planet Earth"
  6. "Do the Channel Bop"
  7. "Mood Swings and Roundabouts"
  8. "In Like Flynn"
  9. "Sky Babies"
  10. "Nite Songs"

[edit] UK Vinyl version track listing

  1. "Inglorious"
  2. "Sick of Drugs"
  3. "Red Light - Green Light"
  4. "In Like Flynn"
  5. "Schitzophonic"
  6. "Mood Swings and Roundabouts"
  7. "Do the Channel Bop"
  8. "Beautiful Me, Beautiful You"
  9. "Weekend '96"
  10. "29x the Pain '96"
  11. "Johnny Wash n'Go"
  12. "Choral Instrumental"
  13. "Soul Searching on the Planet Earth"
  14. "Sky Babies"
  15. "Nite Songs"

Both UK versions ended with a 20 minute loop of the band laughing

[edit] Japanese CD version track listing

  1. "Inglorious"
  2. "Sick of Drugs"
  3. "Red Light - Green Light"
  4. "Schitzophonic"
  5. "Soul Searching on the Planet Earth"
  6. "Do the Channel Bop"
  7. "Mood Swings and Roundabouts"
  8. "In Like Flynn"
  9. "Sky Babies"
  10. "Nite Songs"
  11. "Weekend '96"
  12. "29x the Pain '96"
  13. "Beautiful Me... Beautiful You"
  14. "Caffeine Bomb"
The Wildhearts

Band members: Ginger - C.J.(Chris Jaghdar) - Scott Sorry - Ritch Battersby
Former members: Danny McCormack - Andrew "Stidi" Stidolph - Mark Keds - Jef Streatfield - Jon Poole - Bam Bam - Devin Townsend
Discography
Studio Albums: Earth Vs The Wildhearts - Fishing for Luckies - P.H.U.Q. - Endless Nameless - The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed - The Wildhearts - Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.


Singles and EPs: Mondo Akimbo a-Go-Go - Don’t Be Happy…Just Worry - Greetings From Shitsville - TV Tan E.P. - Caffeine Bomb - Suckerpunch - If Life Is Like A Lovebank I Want An Overdraft / Geordie in Wonderland - I Wanna Go Where The People Go - Just in Lust - Sick of Drugs - Red Light - Green Light E.P. - Anthem - Urge - Vanilla Radio - Stormy In The North, Karma In The South - So Into You - Top of the World- The Sweetest Song- The New Flesh


Compilations: The Best of The Wildhearts - Anarchic Airwaves - Landmines And Pantomimes - Moodswings And Roundabouts - Anthem: The Single Tracks - Riff After Riff After Motherfucking Riff - Coupled With - The Works


Live Albums: Tokyo Suits Me - The Wildhearts Strike Back -Geordie in Wonderland