Beautiful Blue Steve Pilgrim SKU: MLRLP006 Barcode: 5055869549325 23.00 £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Muddy Leaf Records Released Date: 2nd September 2022 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info LP is limited to 1000 copies on Blue Transparent vinyl. Working with Paul Weller as producer and co-writer on his 5th studio album, Liverpool troubadour Steve Pilgrim releases the achingly melancholic “Beautiful Blue” on Ltd Vinyl and CD. The album features Paul Weller, Steve Craddock and Rachael Jean Harris with string arrangements from Hannah Peel. “Stevie, I’ve got this idea I thought might be good for you…” A text from Paul Weller was the only inspiration Steve Pilgrim needed to finish the writing of his much-anticipated sixth album ‘Beautiful Blue’ Acclaimed songwriter Steve Pilgrim, who has played drums and sung with living legend Paul Weller for more than a decade, was in the middle of writing the songs of his life when a modern catalyst arrived. Pilgrim was reaching for humanity, humility and sanity in a fouled and confused pre-pandemic world of cultural unrest and rising extremism when the audio note landed (“Stevie, I’ve got this idea I thought might be good for you…”) and set the scene for Pilgrim’s progress. “It was pre-pandemic, but still a time of political and cultural unrest in the UK: Brexit, austerity, the rise of extremism in various forms. It felt as a country we were being divided, pulled-apart… atomised. In the midst of this unrest and disquiet – as people, individuals, families, as humans – there was a sense of loss of direction and I felt it was important to break through to the other side with some semblance of positivity and hope. That’s how these songs started: to start making sense of becoming a functioning human in a dysfunctional country.” That’s how they started, but it was the text from Weller that helped bring them together for critically-acclaimed songsmith Pilgrim. These sketches of songs, melodies and chord progressions became the beginning of a co-writing direction for Pilgrim/Weller and took the material to a new place, tugging and pushing the softly-spoken Scouser in new ways that only Weller could provoke. Tunes such as ‘Test of Faith’, ‘Don’t Let The Mirror Break You’, ‘One With All’, ‘Universe’ and ‘Where Our Love Goes’ have echoes of Pilgrim’s previous work, but add a warmth and classicism found in his co-writer’s celebrated ‘True Meanings’ record. “By the time the pandemic arrived in 2020 the songs were ready and Paul suggested we start recording the album at his studio in Woking. With the assistance of house engineer and sonic wizard Charles Rees, within three days we had the bulk of the record done. We had ‘Beautiful Blue’ and everything was going to be ok.” With the aural assistance of string arrangements from the renowned Hannah Peel, ‘Beautiful Blue’ is the work of an artist who finds strength in still life and shouts loudest when whispering. The songs on this album are streamlined, lacking fat and offer intricate acoustic guitar playing weaving in and out of memorable melodies (‘New Sky’), undulating strings (the gorgeous title track) and devastatingly delicate vocal harmonies (‘Everyday’). “This set of songs took a while to complete as I wanted to impose thematic constraints on my writing. I knew it was important to stay focused and that’s when the message from Paul arrived. What an honour. The songs might now be written, but they couldn’t be realised without listeners… it would be great to see you at a gig.” Artist Steve Pilgrim Genre Rock And Pop Label Muddy Leaf Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1 New Sky 2 Lifeboat 3 Beautiful Blue 4 Test Of Faith 5 Bread And Honey 6 Whistle In The Wind 7 Don’t Let The Mirror Break You 8 One With All 9 Universe 10 Olive 11 Where Our Love Goes 12 Everyday Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Knife, The Deep Cuts Rock And Pop | Rabid Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th August 2021 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Knife, The Deep Cuts £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rabid Records SKU: RABID014RX Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bon Jovi Crush Rock And Pop | Island | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 31st October 2016 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bon Jovi Crush £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Island SKU: 4702994 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 31st October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bad Suns Mystic Truth Rock And Pop | Epitaph | 1LP Released 22nd March 2019 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bad Suns Mystic Truth £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Epitaph SKU: 8714092766011 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 22nd March 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Panda Bear Buoys (Indies Only) Rock And Pop | Domino | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 5th February 2019 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Panda Bear Buoys (Indies Only) £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP399X Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 5th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Echo & the Bunnymen Meteorites Rock And Pop | Savoy | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 5th June 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Echo & the Bunnymen Meteorites £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Savoy SKU: FTN17992 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 5th June 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cream Live… Stockholm 1967 Rock And Pop | London Calling | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 21st September 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cream Live… Stockholm 1967 £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: London Calling SKU: LCLPC5020 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 21st September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Devendra Banhart Vast Ovoid Rock And Pop | Nonesuch | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released 24th July 2020 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Devendra Banhart Vast Ovoid £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Nonesuch SKU: 0075597921304 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album Released Date: 24th July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bevis Frond The Auntie Winnie Album Rock And Pop | Cherry Red | 2LP Released 18th May 2015 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bevis Frond The Auntie Winnie Album £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Cherry Red SKU: BRED657 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 18th May 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Doors, The The TV Collection Rock And Pop | The Bauhaus Label | 2LP Released 5th January 2018 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Doors, The The TV Collection £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: The Bauhaus Label SKU: BAU001LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 5th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Carole King Her Greatest Hits Rock And Pop | We Are Vinyl | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 30th April 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Carole King Her Greatest Hits £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: We Are Vinyl SKU: 19075817651 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 30th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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