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Last updated: January 2005

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Demos

The Wonder of it All
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Demo of the title track
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A demo version of Partir - the final version can be heard on the Azure album.
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Maria Celesta
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A song written for Anthony Adverse's Red Shoes album, recorded on a portastudio...hence the abysmal sound quality - more than compensated by a solid vocal and a very atmospheric backing track composed solely of multi-tracked classical guitars.
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Martine
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This demo of a Louis favourite (which he has performed at every gig since the release of the Sunshine album) convinced Bertrand Burgalat to take on the producer's role on this record. Though many people will not have realised it, the lyric - seemingly a love song - is actually about a friend of Louis' who died of AIDS. Recorded with Ken Brake at FAG studios.

Jean and Me
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Jean & Me
Louis: "we could never recapture the "drive" of this demo - the chorus in particular - when we recorded Yuri Gagarin. A pity, since we hoped this tune could our "Trojan Horse" on national radio...One of many occasions when the first draft has proved much better than the revised version."

Rarities & Previews

Bali Lied
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From Humbuggery - various artists compilation - Humbug Records, BAH13. Bali Lied is an unreleased track from the Sunshine sessions, 1995.
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X'mas Sun
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A xmas song recorded for Trattoria Calendar O.S.T (1994) - Polystar PSCR-5340 (Trattoria menu 48).
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L'oiseau de nuit
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Cover of Michel Polnareff song - recorded for the Un hommage a Polnareff album - XIII BIS Records CD 520994.
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Le bal des Laze
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Cover of another Michel Polnareff song - recorded for the A tribute to Polnareff album - XIII BIS Records CD 520995.
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Natsu No Omoide (2000)
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Traditional Japanese song recorded by Louis for the soundtrack to "Manuke No Kara", a show recorded for Japanese television by the country's most famous troupe of Comedians, the City Boys.
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Spice Boy (2001)
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Theme tune of the City Boys' (see above) new TV series.
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Little By Little
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Little by Little was Louis' first collaboration with the City Boys (see above), an a cappella track recorded in 1998 by LP and David Longdon, for use in the comedians' roadshow.
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Album tracks

If You're Missing Someone
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From Appointment with Venus (July 1986) - él/Cherry Red Acme 5/5 CD
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Guess I'm Dumb
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From Ivory Tower (November 1988) - él/Cherry Red ACME 15/15CD
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Yuri Gagarin
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The title track from Yuri Gagarin (October 1989) - él/Cherry Red ACME 23/23CD
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Rainfall
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The title track from Rainfall (1991) - Polystar PSCR-1028
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Jean Renoir
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The title track from Jean Renoir (1992) - Polystar PSCR-1054
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L'Aventure
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From Delta Kiss (1993) - Polystar PSCR-5052/Humbug AMA 001
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Rafaella
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From Sunshine (1994/5) - Humbug BAH23/Polystar PSCR-5338 (Trattoria menu 49)
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Jackie Girl
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The title track from Jackie Girl (1996) - Polystar PSCR-5464 (Trattoria menu 88)
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Azure
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The title track from Azure (1998) - XIII BIS Records CD 189932
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Mrs Bluebird
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From Simultaneous Ice Cream (1999) - Siesta 90 (Reverie Two). Performed by Sunshine Day.
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Algebra Spaghetti
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The title track from Algebra Spaghetti - Siesta/Reverie Siesta 70. Performed by Mild Euphoria.
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Angelica My Love
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From Let's Pretend (1995) - Humbug AMA002
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You Mary You
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Originally released as a single in March 1987- él/Cherry Red GPO23 /23T. Can also be found on Claret (1992) - Cherry Red/Richmond Monde 4CD, and on Passport to the Pogie Mountains (July 1987) - VAP Records 85602-32
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Le Grenouillère
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From Nusch (1998) - L'Appareil Photo/Nippon Columbia COCY 80858
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Sleep
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Bonus track from Rainfall/Jean Renoir (Jan. 2000) (double album reissue) - Cherry Red CDMRED 162
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Heaven
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Bonus track from Sunshine/Delta Kiss (double album reissue) - Cherry Red Records CMRED156
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My Favourite Part of You
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Title track from My Favourite Part of You (2003)- XIII Bis Records/6402962
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Seven Years
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From My Favourite Part of You (2003)- XIII Bis Records/6402962
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The Wonder of it All
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Title track from The Wonder Of It All (2004) - Wonder α

Songs Like These
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From The Wonder Of It All (2004) - Wonder α

A Wiser Fool
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From The Wonder Of It All (2004) - Wonder α

Collaborations

Somniloquy - Exclusive Preview
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From 9th & 13th, the album from Jonathan Coe, Louis Philippe and Danny Manners. Louis sings Danny's setting of the poem from Jonathan's novel "The House of Sleep". See the news page for more details and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.
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Keiichi Suzuki - Flying Man (1989)
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From the Mother album, Keiichi and Louis recorded this track back in 1989, at Peter Gabriel's RealWorld studio....this was originally the soundtrack to a video game.
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Stuart Moxham & The Original Artists - Over There (1993)
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From the Random Rules album. In Louis' words: "one of the happiest recording sessions I ever took part in" - and you can hear why on this track, with its great tune and a marvellously relaxed feel to the backing track.
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HaLo - Butterfly Blue (2000)
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From the Blue album. One of Louis' favourites: a song he wrote "to order" for Japanese siger Ayako Hirakata, recorded at MTV studio in Helsinki. The (beautiful) arrangement was written by Timo Alakotila. Louis:"The coda to that song is one of the things I'm the most pleased with...the way Ayako hold her note over the final chords sends shivers down my spine." Louis contributed backing vocals to the track.
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Martin Newell - Arcadian Boys (1995)
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From The Off-White Album by the great poet/gardener from Wivenhoe, Essex, which Louis produced: "A string arrangement I was extremely pleased with, all the more so because Martin's melody was so beautiful. We went for the Leo Ferre treatment on this one - an apt choice, since Ferre is one of Martin's favourite singers."
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Anthony Adverse - Red Shoes Waltz
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From The Red Shoes album. One of the outstanding tracks on what may be Louis' outstanding album from the él period - virtually a solo effort, as he wrote all the material on the record. Produced by Richard Preston, keyboard pyrotechnics courtesy of Dean Brodrick. Louis plays guitars and sings backing vocals (with Martyn Bates of Eyeless in Gaza).