War Child announce vinyl box set of 1995 charity album ‘Help’

War Child, the specialist charity for children affected by conflict, are to celebrate 30 years of their landmark album HELP with a special seven-inch vinyl box set reissue.

Recorded in a single day in 1995, the album raised over £1.25 million, and enabled War Child to provide vital support to thousands of children caught in the Bosnian conflict. The album features the album features a stellar line-up with tracks from artists such as Oasis and Friends, The Boo Radleys, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Orbital, Portishead, Massive Attack, Suede, The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers, Stereo MCs, Sinéad O’Connor, Manic Street Preachers, Blur, The Smokin’ Mojo Filters (Paul McCartney, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher) and many more. Artwork was by John Squire and the album was mastered by Brian Eno.

The vinyl box set features 10 seven-inch singles with the contribution by each artist on each side of the singles. It will also include three postcards of never-before-seen images taken at the Abbey Road session in 1995 by photographer Lawrence Watson.

It’s priced at £110 and can be ordered via the War Child website. It’s released on 17 October 2025.

• Pre-order the HELP seven-inch box set exclusively from the War Child website

Tracklisting

War Child Various Artists / seven-inch box set

• • Disc 1
    1. Oasis – Fade Away
    2. The Boo Radleys – Oh Brother
  • Disc 2
    1. The Stone Roses – Love Spreads
    2. Radiohead – Lucky
  • Disc 3
    1. Orbital – Adnan
    2. Portishead – Mourning Air
  • Disc 4
    1. Massive Attack – Fake the Aroma
    2. Suede – Shipbuilding
  • Disc 5
    1. The Charlatans & The Chemical Brothers – Time For Livin’
    2. Stereo MC’s – Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)
  • Disc 6
    1. Sinéad O’Connor – Ode to Billy Joe
    2. The Levellers – Searchlights
  • Disc 7
    1. Manic Street Preachers – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
    2. Terrorvision – Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt
  • Disc 8
    1. The Massed Pipes And Drums Of The Children’s Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guard & The One World Orchestra – The Magnificent
    2. Planet 4 Folk Quartet – Message To Crommie
  • Disc 9
    1. Terry Hall & Salad – Dream A Little Dream
    2. Neneh Cherry & Trout – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  • Disc 10
    1. Blur – Eine Kleine Lift Musik
    2. The Smokin’ Mojo Filters – Come Together