Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest

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Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest
Studio album by The Fireman : Paul McCartney and Youth

Publication
(s)

November 15, 1993 ( UK ) ,
February 22, 1994 ( US )

Label (s)

Format (s)

LP , MC , CD , download

Genre (s)

skirt

Title (number)

9

running time

77 min 3 s

occupation
  • Paul McCartney: acoustic bass, flute, banjo
  • Youth: Mixing and sampling of songs

production

Paul McCartney, Youth

Studio (s)

Hog Hill Mill Studios, Sussex

chronology
Paul Is Live
(1993) 		Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest Flaming Pie
(1997)

Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest ( English Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest ) is the first album of the duo The Fireman , consisting of Paul McCartney and Youth there. At the same time, including the Wings albums, the classic albums, the live albums and the compilation albums, it is Paul McCartney's 26th album after the Beatles split up . It was released on November 15, 1993 in the UK and on February 22, 1994 in the US.

Emergence

After completing his solo album Off the Ground , McCartney had the idea to have several mixes made based on the songs on the album. It should essentially be so-called “dance remixes” that Youth, aka Martin Glover, should mix. At the beginning of October 1992, work began at Paul McCartney's Hog Hill Mill Studios in Sussex , where Youth, together with sound engineer Chris Potter and programmer Matt Austin, made samples from the songs from the album Off the Ground and mixed them up, followed by speaking Words from the songs The Broadcast and Reception , both from the Wings album Back to the Egg , as well as "Mellotron Loops" used. Paul McCartney also played acoustic bass, flute and banjo, which was also used for the mixes. After four days, the album was completed on October 11, 1992 and released on November 15, 1993 under the pseudonym The Fireman .

The idea behind the naming is that Paul McCartney's father was a supportive firefighter during World War II . Due to the use of a pseudonym, only a few potential buyers were aware that the two members of The Fireman Paul McCartney and Youth were, so sales of the album were low. It was only with the release of The Fireman's third album Electric Arguments in 2008 that it was officially announced who was behind the pseudonym.

Youth was not happy with the idea of ​​releasing an album that essentially included multiple variations of the same song, as in his opinion it could be disappointing to listen to.

The album was also released as a vinyl double album in clear vinyl.

Cover design

The album cover is kept entirely in red. The front cover reads strawber in the top right corner , while the title continues on the back cover in the top left corner: ries oceans ships forest .

Track list

All songs were written by Paul McCartney and Youth.

  1. Transpiritual Stomp - 9:01 am
  2. Trans Lunar Rising - 9:09 am
  3. Transcrystaline - 8:39
  4. Pure Trance - 8:40
  5. Arizona Light - 8:39
  6. Celtic Stomp - 8:34
  7. Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest - 8:07
  8. 4 4 4 - 7:35
  9. Sunrise Mix - 8:16 am

Information on individual songs

For the song Trans Lunar Rising a sample of the song Nothing to Fear by Chris Rea with the text line “I hear your voice in dusty whisper” was used.

Single releases

In November 1993, the limited 12 "vinyl single Transpiritual Stomp / Arizona Light Mix was released in Great Britain .

Chart placements

Neither the album nor the single released could place in the charts.

Re-releases

  • The album has not yet been remastered.
  • In June 2011 the album was released in download format.

literature

  • Chip Madinger and Mark Easter: Eight Arms To Hold You - The Solo Compendium . 44.1 Productions 2000, ISBN 0-615-11724-4 (pp. 350-351).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 12 ″ single: Transpiritual Stomp