Live Album
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Released on 25/01/10. Formed in the early 1980s and originally known as the Green- Eyed Children, Hurrah! initially consisted of Paul Handyside, David 'Taffy' Hughes Anthony Price (bass), and Mark Sim (drums). Sim was soon replaced by Damien Mahoney.

Hurrah! were one of the first acts signed to Kitchenware, who issued the band's debut single, The Sun Shines Here , in 1982 Second single Hip Hip was released the following year, The third single, Who'd Have Thought , was another indie hit in 1984, reaching number 7 on the British charts After one more single, Gloria , the band's early recordings were compiled on the Boxed album in 1985. Hurrah! signed to Arista via Kitchenware's deal with the major label, and the Tell God I'm Here album was re-released by the record company.

In 1986, Hurrah! released the single, Sweet Sanity in the UK and the US and the album - Tell God I'm Here - reached number 71 in 1987. Their second major-label album - The Beautiful was released in 1989.

This live album was only available via the band and this is the first time ever it has been released on CD, the package come with new artwork and expanded sleeve notes by Classic Rocks Malcolm Dome and follows on from the re-releases of Tell God I m Here and The Beautiful, both available on Cherry Red.

Who'd Have Thought / Velveteen / Suffer And See / How High The Moon / Big Sky / Sweet Sanity / Better Time / Gloria / Saturday's Train / Celtic / Around And Around

19/10/09. Hurrah! were of course Kitchenware label-mates of Prefab Sprout and this is their follow up to the first album Tell God I'm Here and it is a cracker! Hurrah! were quite simply ahead of their time; they created pure and extraordinary pop - the way it should be. Four individuals intent on extreme personal expression who just had to play together like this. What you hear HERE is a direct result of the collective attitude/stance wrought from very personal experience. Pure emotion + Pure expression = Soul.

Recorded in 1989 - it has a distinctively guitar-led sound that coupled to some strong songs, makes it a lost work of art.

Big Sky / Let It Be Her / Troubled Brow / Call For Me / Wisdom Waits / Sad But True / Diana Diana / Velveteen / Girls Of Jalna / She Said

Bonus Tracks
Saturday's Train / The Secret Of Life

Released on 21/09/09. Originally known as the Green-Eyed Children, Hurrah! consisted of Paul Handyside-guitar/vocals, David Taffy Hughes-guitar/vocals, David Porthouse-bass and Mark Simdrums. Switching to the moniker of Hurrah!, the quartet signed to the new Kitchenware Records label in 1982. Mark Sim soon departed to be replaced by Damien Mahoney, whereupon a series of acclaimed singles such as The Sun ShinesHere and Hip Hip earned the band great respect from the British Independent sector. Based upon the pivotal force of the singing/guitar-playing/songwriting partnership of Paul Handyside and David Hughes, Hurrah! mastered a jittery, urgent style rich in melodic content.

By 1986, however, the band had pushed their sound towards a rockier terrain, replacing the initial charm with power and passion. Damien Mahoney left to join the police force in the spring of that year, allowing Steve Price to fill the vacant drum stool. Their debut Tell God I m Here saw the light of day in 1987, swiftly followed by a support date with U2 at London sWembley stadium but commercial success remained elusive This glorious package is housed in a digi-pack with full and informative sleeve-notes and features some rare memorabilia. Re-mastered from the original tapes, this is the first European release for these titles.

CD One
I Would If I Could / Better Time / Sweet Sanity / Who Wants To Live By Love Alone / Walk In The Palk / How Many Rivers / If Love Could Kill / Miss The Kiss / How High The Moon / Mr Sorrowful

CD Two
Intro Tape / The Sun Shines Here (1ST Single April 1982) / I’ll Be Your Surprise (1ST Single April 1982) / Don’t Need Food (Unreleased) / Hip Hip (2nd Single Jan 1983) / Flowers (B-Side Hip Hip) / If It Rains (Unreleased) / Who’dve Thought (3rd Single June 1983) / Celtic (B-Side Who dve Thought ) / Gloria (4th Single: Prod. Jimmy Miller) / Funny Day (B-Side Gloria) / Suffer And See (Unreleased Demo 1985) / Big Sky (From The Beautiful) / Let It Be Her (From The Beautiful) / Wisdom Waits (From The Beautiful) / Velveteen (From The Beautiful) / She Said (From The Beautiful)