Hail is a Rock album by Straitjacket Fits, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
- 1Dailling a Prayer3:53
- 2Telling Tales2:52
- 3Dead Heat3:40
- 4Hail4:05
- 5Only You Knew2:56
- 6She Speeds4:05
- 7Sparkle That Shines3:57
- 8Take from the Years3:09
- 9So Long Marianne3:59
- 10Grate3:18
- 11Fabulous Things3:38
- 12All That That Brings4:17
- 13Life in One Chord3:09
- 14This Taste Delight4:21
Sound DNA
- Rock
Hail is the band's debut album, recorded June - August 1988 at The Lab Recording Studio in Auckland with producer/engineer Terry Moore. The recordings weren’t entirely what the band wanted and felt it lacked enough strong songs.
Rough Trade released Hail in the UK and US late in 1989/early 1990, with a revised, stronger track listing, adding the four songs from the 'Life in One Chord' EP, and removing some tracks that hadn’t quite worked on the original NZ release (Telling Tales, Dead Heat, Only You Knew, Take From The Years). 1990 Australasian LP/Cassette reissues were released like this also.
CD versions of this revised version of the album were released in NZ, UK and Japan in 1989/1990 and these include the entire original 1988 NZ version plus the four tracks from the 1988 'Life In One Chord' EP.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Andrew BroughGUITAR, KEYBOARDS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS
- David WoodBASS
- John CollieDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION DRUMS, PERCUSSION, COVER
- Shayne CarterGUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS VOCALS, GUITAR
- Daniel "Speedie" Manetto GonzalesCELLO
- Jan HellriegelBACKING VOCALS
- Terry MooreKEYBOARDS TAMBOURINE
17 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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