It LP Sessions

Recording details

Victoria Studios, Sheffield (27 November to 10 December 1982)

Songs recorded:

Line-up:

  • Jarvis Cocker: vocals (also Fender Stratocaster guitar & backing vocals on (1), Vox Teardrop 12-string guitar on (2), castanets on (2), Eko Ranger acoustic guitar on (5), Hopf semi-acoustic guitar on (5), (6) and (7))
  • Simon Hinkler: Aria Pro 2 Fretless bass (also Casiotone keyboard on (2), Spencer upright piano on (2) and (4), backing vocal arrangements on (3) and (5), Fender Stratocaster guitar on (3) and (5), bongos on (5))
  • Peter Boam: Eko Ranger acoustic guitar, Fender Stratocaster guitar (also backing vocal arrangements on (1) and (2), Spencer upright piano on (2) and (3), Yamaha organ & backing vocals on (6))
  • David Hinkler: Casiotone keyboard on (1), Fender Rhodes piano on (3), trombone on (4), Yamaha organ on (6) and (7)
    with
  • Beefy Garry O: Premier drums (likely to have been recorded on Saturday 4th December - between shifts as doorman for Kid Creole and the Coconuts at the Lyceum)
  • Wayne Furniss: Fender Stratocaster guitar on (1)
  • Saskia Cocker: backing vocals on (1), (2), (3) and (5)
  • Jill Taylor: backing vocals on (1), (2), (3) and (5), laughter at start of (5)
  • Mister Barry Thompson: flute on (2) and (3), clarinet on (4)
  • Joanne, Julie and Alison: chatter and recorders on (3)
  • Tony Perrin: backing vocals on (4)

(8) Left unmixed according to details of this session published by the band themselves (Disco-very, 1995).
(9) Also left unmixed

Southern Studios, London (15 January 1983)

Songs recorded:

Line-up:

  • Jarvis Cocker: vocals
  • Simon Hinkler: Fender Stratocaster guitar, Eko Ranger acoustic guitar, Aria Pro II Fretless bass, Casiotone keyboard, banjo
    with
  • Garry Wilson: Premier drums
  • Saskia Cocker: backing vocals
  • Jill Taylor: backing vocals
  • Jon Short: cello

Status of the songs recorded

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