View basket “BBC Radio One Live In Concert” has been added to your basket. 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 Frontier Ruckus Enter The Kingdom Rock And Pop | Loose Music | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 14th February 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Frontier Ruckus Enter The Kingdom £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Loose Music SKU: VJLP230 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Abba Abba: The Studio Albums Rock And Pop | Back To Black | 8LP, Box Set Released 21st October 2014 £170.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Abba Abba: The Studio Albums £170.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Back To Black SKU: 5353801 Formats: 8LP, Box Set Released Date: 21st October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Who, The Live At Isle Of Wight Rock And Pop | Lilith | 3LP Released 24th October 2009 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Who, The Live At Isle Of Wight £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Lilith SKU: LR158 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 24th October 2009 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View M Ward A Wasteland Companion Rock And Pop | Bella Union | 1LP, Includes CD Released 4th April 2012 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders M Ward A Wasteland Companion £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Bella Union SKU: BELLAV330 Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 4th April 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Psychic TV Pagan Day (Red Vinyl) Rock And Pop | Sacred Bones Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 14th July 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Psychic TV Pagan Day (Red Vinyl) £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sacred Bones Records SKU: SBR3021LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 14th July 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Earth Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II Rock And Pop | Southern Lord | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 23rd February 2012 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Earth Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Southern Lord SKU: LORD149LP Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 23rd February 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly Rock And Pop | Polydor | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 9th October 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 4731100 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 9th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jake Xerxes Fussell What in the Natural World Rock And Pop | Paradise Of Bachelors | 1LP Released 31st March 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jake Xerxes Fussell What in the Natural World £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Paradise Of Bachelors SKU: POB031LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Two Wounded Birds Two Wounded Birds Rock And Pop | Tri-Tone | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 2nd July 2012 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Two Wounded Birds Two Wounded Birds £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Tri-Tone SKU: TWBLP1 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd July 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Richard Dawson Peasant Rock And Pop | Weird World | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 2nd June 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Richard Dawson Peasant £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Weird World SKU: WEIRD087LP Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 2nd June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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