Friday, April 03, 2020

Eupnea

Label:  Inside Out

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
6 The album will be released in limited edition CD Digipak, gatefold 2LP/CD on black and limited edition coloured vinyl (see Notes for details) and on digital and streaming platforms. The cover art was created by artist Jill Doherty. 1. New Obsession
2. Silent Genesis
3. Maelstrom
4. Ghosts & Typhoons
5. Beyond Our Bodies
6. Eupnea
19439725042 (Ltd Digipack)

19439725051 (standard vinyl)


Released: 03/04/2020

Notes: Announced 22/01/20 on the band's FB page.'Eupnea' is the state of natural, unlaboured breathing in mammals.

In an interview with Prog magazine, Jon explained that much of the lyrical content for the album was inspired by his daughter Jessie, who was born prematurely at 32 weeks and weighing just three pounds. At that very early stage Jessie's lungs hadn't fully developed. She was in a high-dependency ward before being transferred to intensive care for several weeks.

Limited edition coloured vinyl:

Versions of the album were available as follows:
  • Transparent Blue - limited to 200 copies from InsideOut (Cat no: 19439733871)
  • Neon Yellow - limited to 100 copies from Burning Shed. Also includes signed postcard.(Cat no: 19439735541)
  • White - limited to 100 copies from BandCamp (Cat no: to be updated)

The vinyl features an etching of a pair of lungs and the new PRR logo on side D.



Friday, March 06, 2020

New Obsession

Label:  Inside Out

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming only - 1. New Obsession
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Released: 06/03/2020


Notes: -



Friday, January 31, 2020

Silent Genesis (edit)

Label: Inside Out 

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming - 1. Silent Genesis -

Released: 31/01/20 

Notes: -

Monday, September 30, 2019

Chloë Alper

Chloë Alper began her music career in the Riot Grrl band Period Pains, probably best known for their 1997 single Spice Girls (Who Do YOU Think You Are?).

She joined The Sunset Sound as a vocalist as the band morphed into PRR, becoming the bassist when the previous one left. After PRR's farewell shows in 2011, Alper worked with PRR collaborator Tom Bellamy, formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause and Robin Coudert of Pheonix. She and Coudert performed the song Juno, which featured on the soundtrack of the 2013 movie Maniac, and True Love from the unreleased soundtrack to the 2017 movie Amityville: The Awakening. Both are credited to Rob with Chloë receiving a 'featuring' credit.

She subsequently formed Tiny Giant with Mat Collis, releasing four singles. After rejoining PRR, Alper stated that it was still the intention for Tiny Giant to release an album.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Gel & The Sunset Sound

Gel was a Reading-based band featuring Jon and Anders prior to The Sunset Sound.

The band was signed by label head Seymour Stein to Sire, home of Madonna and the Ramones. They were dropped before they could release a note, but some material did later appear on the Cargo label. Gel were active between 1998-2000.

Extra special thanks are due to Ryan Frost for his significant assistance with the Gel part of the discography.

The Sunset Sound was a Reading-based band featuring Jon, Anders, Chloë and even, for a short while, Jim. They were active 2001-03. Their second single, Border Town, featured Asleep Under Eiderdown as a b-side.

Some of their material later re-appeared under the Pure Reason Revolution moniker, but there was a brief time when the band was known as Wow, The Gold Stars and Pendulum Dawn.

The Sunset Sound's material was still available from Velocity Recordings in the early 2010s, but no longer seems to be available.

You can read more about the history of Gel, The Sunset Sound (and PRR) on Wikipedia.

Bullet Height

After PRR split in 2011, Jon Courtney moved to Berlin where a mutual acquaintance introduced him to Sammi Doll, who was in the middle of a IAMX tour that was going a bit awry. They started working together and put out the album No Atonement as Bullet Height.

The album was heavier than anything PRR had ever done, but with PRR alumni Anders on drums and his wife Susanne on backing vocals (as she had done on Hammer and Anvil), there was certainly plenty to recall the guitarist's former band, perhaps most strikingly Wild Words.

Then things go slightly strange. After a few tours together, the band went off to the States to tour but without Jon. A few messages are put out to say that this was always the plan but always rang a little hollow, and the next thing you know PRR seem to be back on... Will there be more Bullet Height? Who knows?

BH's discography is made up of a single album and lots of streaming only tracks. This is the first time that I've had to worry about streaming only stuff. I've included it, but it feels so ephemeral that it doesn't sit entirely comfortably - it's just an album track with a different photo in most cases. What do you think? Should such stuff be in a discography if it's no different from the album versions?

Friday, October 27, 2017

Tiny Giant - Thirsty and Sad

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
2 File, AAC, Single 0 1. Thirsty
2. Sad
BRP004


Released: 27/10/2017

Notes: 

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Rob - True Love

Label:  -

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 DVD, YouTube None - unreleased except on DVD 1. True Love - -

Released:  12 Oct 2017

Notes: The song is credited to Rob - Chloë. Rob is Robin Coudert, formerly of French indie band Phoenix, and the composer of a number of soundtracks to horror movies.

From the 2017 movie Amityville: The Awakening. The soundtrack has never been released, so the song is only available on the DVD or on YouTube.

Friday, September 01, 2017

Rockpalast Konzert - Highlights Aus 40 Jahren Rockpalast Teil IV

Label:  Eclipsed/WDR Fernsehen

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
14, 1 by PRR CD Released in a cardboard sleeve with German magazine "Eclipsed" 09/2017. 1. Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
2. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again
3. Peter Hammill - Sitting Targets
4. Steve Hillage - Salmon Song
5. Ian Hunter Feat. Mick Ronson - All The Young Dudes
6. Mink DeVille - Cadillac Walk
7. Jackie Leven - Poortoun
8. Miller Anderson - High Tide And High Water
9. Wovenhand - Crook And Flail
10. Michael Kiwanuka - Cold Little Heart
11. Opeth - In My Time Of Need
12. Crippled Black Phoenix - We Forgotten Who We Are
13. Kula Shaker - Govinda
14. Pure Reason Revolution - The Gloaming
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Released: ?/09/2017

Notes:  Compilation of live tracks from Rockplast. The title translates as 'Rockpalast Concert Highlights From 40 years Rockpalast Part IV' The PRR track is from 25/10/2008, Bonn, Harmonie

Friday, May 19, 2017

No Atonement

Label: Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
10 CD Digipak 1. Fight Song
2. Bastion
3. Hold Together
4. Wild Words
5. Intravenous
6. Cadence
7. No Atonement
8. Break Our Hearts Down
9. Fever
10. Up To The Neck
Superball Music ‎– SBMSECD 044 Sony Music ‎– 88985426892

10 Teal-coloured vinyl + CD
As above SBMLP 044, 88985426881
Superball Music ‎– SBMLP 044
Sony Music ‎– 88985426881
As above
10 CD Printed cover in celophane cover with 4 page booklet. As above -


Released:  19/05/2017

Notes: The vinyl & CD package was limited to 1,000 copies.

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Bastion (alternative version)

Label:  Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only - 1. Bastion (alternative version) -


Released: 04/05/2017

Notes: 

Monday, April 17, 2017

Tiny Giant - Draw Me A Line

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
2 File, AAC, Single 0 1. Draw Me A Line
2. Flying Ten Feet
BRP003


Released: 17 Apr 2017

Notes:

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Wild Words

Label: Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only - 1. Wild Words -


Released: 06/04/2017

Notes:

Friday, October 14, 2016

Tiny Giant - School Of Hard Knocks

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming, AAC 0 1. School Of Hard Knocks BRP002


Released:  14/10/2016

Notes: 

Saturday, July 02, 2016

Hold Together - The Remixes

Label: Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
3 Streaming Only - 1. Hold Together
2. Hold Together - DJ Hyper Remix
3. Hold Together - ArtVersusIndustry Remix
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Released: 02/07/2016

Notes: 

Friday, June 17, 2016

Hold Together

Label:  Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only 0 1. Hold Together 0


Released: 17/06/2016

Notes: 

Monday, May 09, 2016

Tiny Giant - Joely

Label:  Black Pig Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
2 Streaming, AAC 0 1. Joely
2. How
BRP001


Released:  09/05/2016

Notes: 

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Bastion

Label:  Superball Music/ Sony Music

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 Streaming Only - 1. Bastion -


Released:  25/02/2016

Notes: 

Monday, April 14, 2014

Rob - Juno (feat. Chloë Alper)

Label:  Hamburger Records

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
1 File, AAC, Single 0 1. Juno (feat. Chloë Alper) MBR-063


Released:  14 Apr 2014

Notes: From the 2012 movie Maniac. Credited to Rob (Robin Coudert, formerly of French indie band Phoenix), with a featured artist credit for Chloë.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Valour EP

Label:  Primal Vinyl Records\ Sony BMG Music Entertainment

No Tracks Format Sleeve Notes Track Listing Catalogue No Cover
6 Download The Valour EP sleeve was hand drawn by Paul Hallows. 1. Valour (Matt Lawrence mix)
2. Black Mourning (edit)
3. Tempest
4. Armistice (edit)
5. The Bright Ambassadors of Morning (Paul Northfield edit)
6. Gaudete
N/A


Released: 06/11/2011

Notes:  There was no fixed price for the download & ALL proceeds from the donation-only download were given to War Child and The Royal British Legion.