Hiding from the Landlord

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Hiding from the Landlord
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Compilation album by
Five Go Down to the Sea?
Released2020
Recorded1980–1989
StudioVarious
Genre Post-punk
Label AllCity Records
Five Go Down to the Sea? chronology
Him Goolie Goolie Man, Dem
(1989)		Hiding from the Landlord
(2020)

Hiding from the Landlord is a twenty-four track compilation album by the Irish post-punk band Five Go Down to the Sea?. It was released in April 2020 on vinyl and CD by Allchival records, an imprint of AllCity Records. [1] [2]

Contents

The album was accompanied by a twenty-page fanzine with contributions from Elvira Butler, Cathal Coughlan of Microdisney, Pete Astor of The Weather Prophets, Gavin Friday of the Virgin Prunes, and writers John Robb, Kevin Barry, Declan Lynch and Cónal Creedon. [1] The track listing was compiled by documentary producer Paul McDermott and John Byrne, who also authored the fanzine. [3] [4] The release contains the first official release of "Knocknaheeny Shuffle", which was recorded live during the Knot A Fish sessions, but had only survived on cassette copies. [upper-alpha 1] [3]

Track listing

All songs recorded as Five Go Down to the Sea? unless otherwise indicated. [5]

  1. There's A Fish On Top Of Shandon (Swears He's Elvis) – 02:43
  2. The Woodcutter Song – 02:36
  3. Lorry Across the Lee – 02:14
  4. Fishes For Compliments – 03:40
  5. What Happened Your Leg? – 02:12
  6. Day Tripper – 02:54 (as Beethoven)
  7. Blue Moon – 03:48
  8. Knocknaheeny Shuffle – 02:45
  9. Wince – 02:58 (as Beethoven)
  10. While My Cigar Gently Streeps – 00:47
  11. Alyunt – 03:06 (as Nun Attax)
  12. Why Wait Until April
  13. The Glee Club – 02:49
  14. Reekus Sunfare – 04:36 (as Nun Attax)
  15. Jumping Joley – 02:36
  16. Edelweiss – 01:56 (as Nun Attax)
  17. Often – 02:39
  18. Aunt Nelly – 03:25
  19. White Cortina – 02:58 (as Nun Attax)
  20. Channel Blocks – 02:33 (as Beethoven)
  21. Are You A Horse? – 03:04
  22. Boon For Travellists – 02:41
  23. Elephants For Fun And Profit – 02:20
  24. Another Spark – 02:22

Personnel

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Mick and Elaine who "watch tv in the privacy of their home" in the opening line of "Knocknaheeny Shuffle" refers to old friends of the band

Citations

  1. 1 2 Clarke, Stuart (17 April 2020). "Cork musical legend Finbarr Donnelly celebrated on Hiding From The Landlord compilation". Hot Press . Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ↑ O'Byrne, Eilie (1 April 2010). "B-Side the Leeside: Nun Attax and the Knocknaheeny Shuffle". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. 1 2 McDermott, Paul (25 April 2020). "The sounds of Finbarr Donnelly - Cork's cult hero remembered". RTÉ . Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. ↑ McGrath-Bryan, Mike (22 May 2019). "Red on Red - Episode Sixty Eight - Big Boy Foolish". redfm.ie. Cork's Red FM . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ↑ McDermott & Byrne 2020, p. 17.
  6. ↑ McDermott & Byrne 2020, p. 2.

Sources

  • McDermott, Paul; Byrne, John (2020), Hiding From The Landlord (sleeve notes), Dublin: AllCity Records.

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