Do It Yourself

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Do It Yourself is the only album by the Seahorses, the band formed by John Squire, formerly guitarist in the Stone Roses. The album's cover features a photograph of Squire's 1996 sculpture in the shape of globe made of puzzle pieces and also named Do It Yourself. After John Squire left The Stone Roses, he formed The Seahorses in 1996 together with Stuart Fletcher, Chris Helme and Andy Watts. The year after they released their debut album Do It Yourself, which was produced by Tony Visconti. Visconti had his first hit with T. Rex' “Ride A White Swan” and was involved in many David Bowie productions. Don't Stop:: View topic – Chris Helme's interview". John-squire.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2011. After John Squire left The Stone Roses, he formed The Seahorses in 1996 together with Stuart Fletcher, Chris Helme and Andy Watts. The year after they released their debut album Do It Yourself, which was produced by Tony Visconti. Visconti had his first hit with T. Rex' “Ride A White Swan” and was involved in many David Bowie productions. The album was well received and entered the UK Album Charts at #2 and received a Platinum status. It featured three popular singles: “Love Is The Law”, “Blinded By The Sun” and “Love Me And Leave Me”. The latter was Liam Gallagher's first song writing credit. Their success resulted in support slots with The Rolling Stones, U2 and Oasis.

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John Squire, ComposerLyricist - Tony Visconti, Producer - Liam Gallagher, ComposerLyricist - The Seahorses, MainArtist Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. Ryder, Lee (19 October 2011). "Interview: Lee Ryder chats to Chris Helme". Evening Chronicle . Retrieved 18 December 2016.

After John Squire left The Stone Roses, he formed The Seahorses in 1996 together with Stuart Fletcher, Chris Helme and Andy Watts. The year after they released their debut album Do It Yourself, which was produced by Tony Visconti. It featured three popular singles: “Love Is The Law”, “Blinded By The Sun” and “Love Me And Leave Me”. The latter was Liam Gallagher's first song writing credit. Toby Drummond – Drum Tutor | Drum Tutors". Acm.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 16 March 2011. Following the split of The Shining, Heaney carried on working as a drum teacher and session musician, appearing on Squire's first solo album Time Changes Everything. He joined post-punk icons Gang of Four in 2005, and continued working as a session drummer for artists such as Badly Drawn Boy and Klaxons. [21] and many others. The band went on to play support slots with The Rolling Stones, U2, and Oasis. [11] In 1998, the band began work on a follow-up album with another new drummer, Mark Heaney. They previewed several new songs during secret fan club gigs and festival appearances, including "City in the Sky", "700 Horses", "Tombraid" and two Helme compositions "Won't Let You Fall" and "Moth".

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Chris Helme". Cultfound.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013 . Retrieved 23 April 2014. In the summer of 1996, Squire rented a cottage in Coniston, Cumbria to write and rehearse with Helme and Fletcher. Several drummers were auditioned before finally recruiting Andy Watts, who had previously gigged with Fletcher and also knew Helme. [5] Oh man! For years I've been hoping for someone to remaster these recordings. ;_; This is one of my favourite albums albeit being bunch of demos and clearly missing lots of Squire's guitar work. Personally I think this is a better album as is than Do It Yourself was... but that's maybe because I judge music mostly by the atmosphere / the mood. Keep up the good work!! The album features the singles “Blinded By The Sun”, “Love is the Law” and “Love Me and Leave Me” (Co-written by Liam Gallagher) The album was produced by Tony Visconti (T. Rex, David Bowie)I have been looking for this album for a long-time. Such an amazing album, John Squire's guitar work is unmatched. After John Squire left The Stone Roses, he formed The Seahorses in 1996 together with Stuart Fletcher, Chris Helme and Andy Watts. The year after they released their debut album Do It Yourself, which was produced by Tony Visconti. Visconti had his first hit with T. Rex’ “Ride A White Swan” and was involved in many David Bowie productions. Tony Visconti, Producer - The Seahorses, MainArtist - Chris Helme, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Fletcher, ComposerLyricist a b "Ex-Seahorses Singer Chris Helme On Life With John Squire and His Solo Future". live4ever. 6 Jan, 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012. FEATURES THE SINGLES “BLINDED BY THE SUN”, “LOVE IS THE LAW” AND “LOVE ME AND LEAVE ME” (COWRITTEN BY LIAM GALLAGHER)