Cornelius Cardew
We Only Want The Earth
FormatCDLabelMusicnowGenreExperimental
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2024 restock. Long out of print, subtitled "the Peoples' Liberation Music Tapes & other Songs", the tracks from this CD come from a rare collection of Cornelius Cardew's live recordings and studio sessions made between 1973-78. Plans to issue them on vinyl LP in the 70s never came to fruition (although small numbers of cassettes circulated). The original songs and arrangements are of the 70s and so reflect that time. Some people find it difficult to accept that revolutionary words can be set to beautiful melodies! Nearly 30 years later these unique tracks stand as a record of activity & many of the issues raised in the songs remain relevant today. Six tracks are Cardew compositions, other feature him singing or playing & all are testimony to his collective outlook & the broad canvas of his work on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Format
subtitled "the Peoples' Liberation Music Tapes & other Songs" from the back cover: The tracks come from a rare collection of live recordings and studio sessions made between 1973-78. Plans to issue them on vinyl LP in the 70s never came to fruition (although small numbers of cassettes circulated). The original songs and arrangements are of the 70s and so reflect that time. Some people find it difficult to accept that revolutionary words can be set to beautiful melodies! Nearly 30 years later these unique tracks stand as a record of activity & many of the issues raised in the songs remain relevant today. Six tracks are Cardew compositions, other feature him singing or playing & all are testimony to his collective outlook & the broad canvas of his work on the 20th anniversary of his death.
Release notes
subtitled "the Peoples' Liberation Music Tapes & other Songs" from the back cover: The tracks come from a rare collection of live recordings and studio sessions made between 1973-78. Plans to issue them on vinyl LP in the 70s never came to fruition (although small numbers of cassettes circulated). The original songs and arrangements are of the 70s and so reflect that time. Some people find it difficult to accept that revolutionary words can be set to beautiful melodies! Nearly 30 years…
| 1 | El Pueblo | 4:17 | |
| 2 | Will Of The People | 2:36 | |
| 3 | Hail Ireland's Glorious Martyrs | 4:19 | |
| 4 | Peat Bog Soldiers | 3:39 | |
| 5 | Men Behind The Wire | 2:23 | |
| 6 | Give Ireland Back To The Irish | 2:06 | |
| 7 | Revolution Is The Main Trend | 2:59 | |
| 8 | Nothing To Lose But Our Chains | 4:10 | |
| 9 | School Days | 2:20 | |
| 10 | Watkinsons' Thirteens | 4:08 | |
| 11 | Smash The Social Contract | 4:53 | |
| 12 | Law Of History | 6:16 | |
| 13 | Thälmann Song | 1:32 | |
| 14 | Freiheit | 2:25 | |
| 15 | United Front Song | 2:06 | |
| 16 | De Madregada | 3:33 | |
| 17 | 4 Principles On Ireland | 5:02 | |
| 18 | British Imperialism | 3:01 | |
| 19 | We Only Want The Earth | 4:41 |
- Alec Hill
- Performer
- Brian Spring
- Performer
- Chris Thompson
- Performer, Vocals
- Cornelius Cardew
- Performer, Vocals
- Dave Smith
- Performer
- Geoff Pearce
- Performer
- Horace Cardew
- Performer
- Hugh Shrapnel
- Performer, Vocals
- Huw Warren
- Performer
- John Hewitt
- Performer
- John Marcangelo
- Performer
- Keith Rowe
- Performer
- Laurie Baker
- Performer, Vocals
- Liam Genockey
- Performer
- Nick Connors
- Performer
- Peter Devenport
- Performer, Vocals
- Pip Pyle
- Performer
- Robert Coleridge
- Performer
- Tony Hicks
- Performer
- Vicky Silva
- Performer, Vocals
- Walter Cardew
- Performer
- Chris Rye
- Photography By
- Colin Hicks
- Photography By
- Shelia Kasabova
- Photography By
- Bob Woolford
- Recorded By [Live Recordings]
