War Child announce 30th anniversary reissue of charity album

War Child celebrate 30 years of their landmark charity album HELP with a special anniversary edition.

Released on 17 October, this limited edition collection comes numbered in a box of 10 x 7″ LPs and will include 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 here.

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.

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).

Full Tracklisting

LP1
Oasis and Friends – Fade Away
The Boo Radleys – Oh Brother
LP2
The Stone Roses – Love Spreads
Radiohead – Lucky
LP3
Orbital – Adnan
Portishead – Mourning Air
LP4
Massive Attack – Fake the Aroma
Suede – Shipbuilding
LP5
The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers – Time For Livin’
Stereo MCs – Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)
LP6
Sinéad O’Connor – Ode to Billie Joe
The Levellers – Searchlights
LP7
Manic Street Preachers – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
Terrorvision – Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt
LP8
The One World Orchestra featuring The Massed Pipes and Drums of the Children’s Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guards (aka The KLF) – The Magnificent
Planet 4 Folk Quartet – Message to Crommie
LP9
Terry Hall and Salad – Dream a Little Dream of Me
Neneh Cherry and Trout – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
LP10
Blur – Eine Kleine Lift Musik
The Smokin’ Mojo Filters – Come Together

When HELP was first released in 1995, around 10 percent of the world’s children were affected by conflict. Today, that figure has nearly doubled to almost 19 percent. 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.

Available across streaming services and numbered 7″ boxset. Pre-order here

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