Length 89:53 Label Talking Elephant Records | Hard Works(2008) Box Set One(2010) Release date 30 March 2009 | |
Released 20 November 2000 (First cover)15 December 2008 (Second cover) Recorded 1994–1998 (or 1989–1994) Similar Phil Beer albums, Folk music albums | ||
Hard Works is a compilation album by Phil Beer released 20 November 2000 and again on 15 December 2008 with a different cover, the album aims at collecting all the tracks from Hard Hats and The Works.
Contents
Released on Beer's Talking Elephant label, they said of the album "This double CD release features the two albums “Hard Hats” from 1994 and “The Works” from 1989. This was during the time when Phil was touring with The Rolling Stones and near the beginnings of Show of Hands. Thus this was a great time for Phil and the music reflects this. It reflects the work of a truly talented multi-instrumentalist in depth and gravity and also highlights the more quirky, light nature of his music.". This confused many people, The Works was believed to be released in 1998, but they confused people it was released in 1989.
Disc one: Hard Hats
- Fireman's Song
- Blind Fiddler
- Chance
- This Year
- This Far
- Hard Hats
- Blinded By Love
- She Could Laugh
- More
- Think It Over
- Fireman's Song (Acoustic) (Bonus track)
Disc two: The Works
- General Ward / Tobins / The Starling
- Swannee River
- Staten Island / Soldier's Joy
- Haste To The Wedding / Mohawk / The Cap Sizun
- Thomas Morris / Chasing The Jack
- Michael Turner's Waltz
- Gypsy Moth
- Jig / Banish Misfortune
- Lost In Space / Altan / Teetotalers
- Flash Company
- Jenny On The Shore / The Bull
- Rocky Road To Mylor
Songs
1Fireman's Song3:57
2Blind Fiffler3:40
3Cance3:33