No-Man / Housekeeping: The OLI Years 1990-1994
5CD box set of early material from Steven Wilson’s No-Man
British art-rock band No-Man will have their early years on the OLI (One Little Independent) label celebrated in a new deluxe 5CD box set called Housekeeping: The OLI Years, 1990-1994.
The group, which was formed by singer, Tim Bowness, and multi-instrumentalist, Steven Wilson, and also featured violinist, Ben Coleman, released two studio albums, a mini compilation album, and several singles on OLI.
Housekeeping: The OLI Years, 1990-1994 will include the band’s first two studio albums, Loveblows & Lovecries – A Confession, from 1993, and Flowermouth, which came out in 1994, along with the 1992 singles compilation Lovesighs – An Entertainment.
In the deluxe 5CD book set are also outtakes and alternative versions, and on CD5, a collection of BBC radio sessions, which is said to showcase a different, more visceral side to the band.
The 5CD collection comes with a hardback book that’s designed by Carl Glover and includes essays by Matt Hammers, author of the No-Man blog, All The Blue Changes, Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson, alongside rare photos.
Artists who played on No-Man albums include Mick Karn and Steve Jansen, Robert Fripp, Ian Carr, Lisa Gerard and Porcupine Tree members Richard Barbieri, Chris Maitland and Colin Edwin.
Housekeeping: The OLI Years, 1990-1994 will be released on 26 January via One Little Independent Records.
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Tracklisting
Housekeeping: The OLI Years, 1990-1994 No-Man / 5CD
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CD 1: Lovesighs – An Entertainment
- Heartcheat Pop
- Days in the Trees – US remix
- Drink Judas
- Heartcheat Motel
- Kiss Me Stupid
- Colours
- Iris Murdoch Cut Me Up
- Days in the Trees – Reich
- Days in the Trees – Ives
- Days in the Trees – Bartok
- Walker
- Road
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CD2: Loveblows and Lovecries – A Confession
- Loveblow
- Only Baby
- Housekeeping
- Sweetheart Raw
- Lovecry
- Tulip
- Break Heaven
- Beautiful and Cruel
- Painting Paradise
- Heaven’s Break
- Taking It Like a Man
- Babyship Blue
- Tulip – unedited master
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CD3: Singles
- Ocean Song
- Back to the Burning Shed
- Swirl
- Sweetheart Raw – full length version
- Bleed
- Only Baby – Breathe for Me
- Only Baby – Be for Me
- Long Day Fall
- Painting Paradise – single re-recording
- Heaven Taste
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CD4: Flowermouth
- Angel Gets Caught in the Beauty Trap
- You Grow More Beautiful
- Animal Ghost
- Soft Shoulders
- Shell of a Fighter
- Teardrop Fall
- Watching Over Me
- Simple
- Things Change
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CD5: Radio Sessions 1992-94
- Break Heaven – Nicky Campbell session
- Heartcheat Pop – Nicky Campbell session
- Housekeeping – Nicky Campbell session
- Ocean Song – Hit the North session
- Days in the Trees – Hit the North session
- Taking It Like a Man – Hit the North session
- Lovecry – GLR session
- Days in the Trees – GLR session
- Sweetheart Raw – The Way Out session
- Teardrop Fall – acoustic session
- Watching Over Me – acoustic session
- Shell of a Fighter – acoustic session
- You Grow More Beautiful – acoustic session
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CD 1: Lovesighs – An Entertainment
By Sean Hannam
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