War Child Special Anniversary Re-release of
1995 Charity Album
HELP 30th Anniversary 7” Box Set
30 years Since Its Debut
Available Across Streaming Services and numbered 7” box set
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Today, War Child celebrate 30 years of their landmark charity album HELP. To mark the milestone, a special anniversary edition of the album is available now, with over 60% of the limited run already sold – BUY HERE.
This special anniversary edition of HELP is available in a limited, numbered 7” boxed set of 10 x 7” LPs, including three postcards of never-before-seen images taken at the Abbey Road session in 1995 by renowned photographer Lawrence Watson. There will be an additional postcard from the same session for those who order from the War Child online store.
Originally mastered by Brian Eno with artwork by John Squire, the album features tracks from Oasis and Friends, The Boo Radleys, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Orbital, Portishead, Massive Attack, Suede, The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers, Stereo MCs, Sinéad O’Connor, The Levellers, Manic Street Preachers, Terrorvision, The One World Orchestra (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), Planet 4 Folk Quartet (Andrew Weatherall and David Harrow), Terry Hall and Salad, Neneh Cherry and Trout, Blur and The Smokin’ Mojo Filters (Paul McCartney, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher).
HELP was recorded in a single day in 1995, raised over £1.25 million, and enabled War Child to provide vital support to thousands of children caught in the Bosnian conflict. Over a quarter of a century later, reverence for the record and its impact remains steadfast, as a new, ever globally conscious generation of music fans continues to engage with HELP
No charity album before or since has managed to achieve what HELP achieved and attracted such a credible and stellar line-up to create such a relevant, respected and cool album – described by Q magazine as “the best charity album ever made.”
When HELP was first released in 1995, around 10% of the world’s children were affected by conflict. Today, that figure has nearly doubled to almost 19%. War Child, once working solely in Bosnia, is now providing vital aid, specialist psychological support, education, and more in 14 countries around the world, including Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. Their work has never been more urgent and it’s more vital than ever to support them to help protect children caught in conflict.
Full Tracklisting
LP1
A. Oasis and Friends – “Fade Away”
B. The Boo Radleys – “Oh Brother”
LP2
A. The Stone Roses – “Love Spreads”
B. Radiohead – “Lucky”
LP3
A. Orbital – “Adnan”
B. Portishead – “Mourning Air”
LP4
A. Massive Attack – “Fake the Aroma”
B. Suede – “Shipbuilding”
LP5
A. The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers – “Time For Livin'”
B. Stereo MCs – “Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)”
LP6
A. Sinéad O’Connor – “Ode to Billie Joe”
B. The Levellers – “Searchlights”
LP7
A. Manic Street Preachers – “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”
B. Terrorvision – “Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt”
LP8
A. The One World Orchestra featuring The Massed Pipes and Drums of the Children’s Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guards (aka The KLF) – “The Magnificent”
B. Planet 4 Folk Quartet – “Message to Crommie”
LP9
A. Terry Hall and Salad – “Dream a Little Dream of Me”
B. Neneh Cherry and Trout – “1, 2, 3, 4, 5 “
LP10
A. Blur – “Eine Kleine Lift Musik”
B. The Smokin’ Mojo Filters – “Come Together”
ABOUT WAR CHILD UK
War Child is driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
War Child works in some of the hardest-to-reach places to support those who are hardest hit. It aims to reach children as quickly as possible when conflict breaks out and stays long after the cameras have gone to support them through their recovery. War Child works with local communities and governments to help protect and educate children, and support them to heal and learn, for a safer, brighter future. Because one child caught up in conflict is one child too many.
War Child understands children’s needs, respects and stands up for their rights, and puts them at the centre of everything it does. War Child boldly campaigns on the root causes of conflict and helps to amplify children’s voices, so that it can advocate for
change on the issues that matter to them.
Together with its partners, War Child delivers vital work in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America. Every day, its local teams are in communities and refugee camps creating safe spaces for children to play, learn, and access psychological support. War Child also specialises in responding rapidly to emergency crisis situations as they happen, offering immediate and critical aid to keep children safe and help them through their trauma. War Child will never give up on children affected by conflict.
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