Alan Hull

 

Artist:  Alan Hull

Birth Name:  James Alan Hull

Born:  February 20, 1945.  Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Died:  November 17, 1995 (Aged 50).  Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, British Folk

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

Alan Hull was an English Singer and Songwriter, best known as the co-founding member of the Tyneside Folk Rock Band Lindisfarne.  He also pursured a successful career as a solo artist.

Title:  Singing A Song In The Morning Light:  The Legendary Demo Tapes 1967-1970 (Clamshell Box) (2024)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, British Folk

Label:  Grapefruit

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  

 1.  Here I Am (3:13)

 2.  Click Clock Tick Tock (2:41)

 3.  Bang It On The Big Bass Drum (5:14)

 4.  Better Town (2:38)

 5.  I Don't Want To Listen (2:59)

 6.  Look In My Face (2:16)

 7.  Barney Swayne (2:55)

 8.  Arthur McLean Morrison Jones (2:10)

 9.  Conversation With A Chinese Cat (3:11)

10. Song For A Sleeping Princess (3:00)

11. Where Is The Little Girl (2:55)

12. Like I Always Do (1:44)

13. So Hard Doing It Every Day (2:56)

14. Sometimes I Wonder (1:53)

15. Some Other Time (1:49)

16. I Could Not Believe All The Good Things (3:30)

17. the Village Idiot (2:44)

18. This Land Is Cold (1:50)

19. You Put The Laff On Me (2:19)

20. Scotch Egg (2:35)

21. Lady Eleanor (3:43)

All Tracks recorded 1967-1970, previously unreleased

Disc 2:

 1.  Winter Song (4:02)

 2.  Windy Miller (2:53)

 3.  How Come You Know Me (2:32)

 4.  Overstrung At 3 A.M. (3:23)

 5.  Stay With You (3:28)

 6.  River (2:59)

 7.  Opposites (2:25)

 8.  Somewhere Out There (3:48)

 9.  Love Lasts Forever (2:29)

10. Justanothersadsong (2:58)

11. Never Be The Same From Today (1:58)

12. Strange World (2:32)

13. Spain-67 (2:05)

14. The Long Wait (3:01)

15. Little Things (1:56)

16. Take Your Time (1:05)

17. Scotch Egg Bluesbird Pie (4:15)

18. Pub With No Taste (2:04)

19. Butterfly (3:01)

20. Scarecrow Song (2:32)

21. The Universe Is (2:24)

22. There Is Nothing Between You And This Song (3:08)

23. We Can Swing Together (Alan Hull with Brethren) (3:15)

All Tracks recorded 1967-1970, previously unreleased except for 23, from the Vinyl album "Take Off Your Head And Listen Rubber", released 1971

Disc 3:

 1.  Schizoid Revolution (with Skip Bifferty) (7:39)

 2.  This We Shall Explore (with Skip Bifferty) (3:44)

 3.  Tomorrow-If I'm Hungry (3:44)

 4.  Where Is My Sixpence (2:25)

 5.  Alright On The Night (2:20)

 6.  Dingly Dell (3:57)

 7.  Doctor Of Love (4:02)

 8.  Do Not Be Afraid (2:00)

 9.  Smile (1:52)

10. Picture A Little Girl (3:22)

11. Don't Try To Tell Me (2:01)

12. For No Apparent Reason (1:36)

13. Go Throw Your Life Away (2:37)

14. If I Owned (1:05)

15. First Day Of Spring (3:28)

16. Like A Leaf (1:35)

17. I Will Remember (For The Rest Of My Life) (1:47)

18. Personal History Book (3:02)

19. Find My Time (1:53)

20. Why Was I Born At All (2:27)

21. Go To Sleep (2:47)

All Tracks recorded 1967-1970, previously unreleased except for 1, 2 from the 2-CD Set The Story Of Skip Bifferty, released 2003, 3 from the Lindisfarne CD Buried Treasures Volume2, released 1992, 4 from the Vinyl album Take Off Your Head And Listen, Rubber, released 1971, 5-10 Bonus Tracks from the CD reissue of Lindisfarne album Happy Daze, Market Square, released 2009

Disc 4:

 1.  We Can Swing Together (Alan Hull with Brethren) (3:32)

 2.  Obidiah's Grave (2:36)

 3.  She (2:29)

 4.  Wild Flower (1:40)

 5.  IAm And So Are You (2:35)

 6.  297 Words (4:40)

 7.  It's Much Easier (3:06)

 8.  Dream Your Life Away (2:25)

 9.  Berenice Patricia (2:08)

10. Golden Apples (3:21)

11 All The Way Home (2:28)

12. Mary McGhee At Laws Stores (0:42)

13. Storybook Of Man (3:49)

14. Be With Me (3:08)

15. Swinging Along (1:41)

16. We All Get Drunk Now Huh? (1:45)

17. Never Miss The Water (1:42)

18. Accidental Time (1:38)

19. What You're Doing (2:18)

20. Working (1:16)

21. Scarecrow Song (Alternative Version) (2:38)

22 It's All Over Town (1:26)

23. Wheel Of Fortune (1:51)

24. Clear White Light (3:00)

25. Clear White Light (Part 2) (3:06)

All Tracks recorded 1967-1970, previously unreleased except for 23 from the Vinyl album Take Off Your Head And Listen, Rubber

Singing A Song In The Morning Light:  The Legendary Demo Tapes 1967-1970 is the compilation Box Set by Alan Hull, released on February 23, 2024 by Grapefruit, includes early versions of classic Lindisfarne songs, also previously unreleased in 4 CD Clamshell Box Set.  For Music Collectors.