Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.

Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. is the seventh studio album and first covers album by British rock band The Wildhearts. Recorded at Madhouse Studios with producer Jase Edwards, it was originally released as a digital download on 19 May 2008 by Round Records, before a physical release on 7 July 2008. The album reached number 48 on the UK Album Downloads Chart, number 16 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and number 20 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.

Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.
Studio album by
Released19 May 2008 (2008-05-19)
StudioMadhouse Studios
(Luton, England)
Genre
Length49:02
LabelRound
ProducerJase Edwards
The Wildhearts chronology
The Works
(2008)
Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.
(2008)
¡Chutzpah!
(2009)

Background

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The Wildhearts announced Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. in April 2008, describing it as "a collection of covers from some of The Wildhearts favourite bands".[2] Starting on 21 April, the band uploaded a song from the album to their MySpace page each week, up to the date of the album's release.[3] The songs uploaded were the covers of "Understanding Jane" by the Icicle Works on 21 April,[4] "Unsung" by Helmet (with lead vocals by C. J. Wildheart) on 28 April,[5] "Carmelita" by Warren Zevon (with lead vocals by Scott Sorry) on 5 May,[6] and "Ice Hockey Hair" by Super Furry Animals (with lead vocals by Ritch Battersby) on 12 May.[7] Following its initial release as a 12-track download on 19 May, Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. was released on physical formats on 7 July 2008.[8]

Reception

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Commercial

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Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. was the band's first studio album not to register on the main UK Albums Chart; upon its initial release in May 2008 as a 12-track digital download, it registered at number 48 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[9] Following its 15-track physical version release in July, the album reached number 16 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and number 20 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart.[9]

Critical

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [1]

Critical response to Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. was mixed. Reviewing the album for the website AllMusic, Jon O'Brien described the collection as "a passable if unremarkable stop-gap album", suggesting that the band's style is "already so similar [to that of the songs' original artists] that it renders the album's whole concept rather pointless".[1] Awarding the album 2.5 out of five stars, O'Brien praised the choice of "obscure" songs to cover, but claimed that "if, as its title suggests, it's to be the first in a series, the band would do to delve a little deeper into their record collection next time round".[1]

Track listing

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Digital download edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Unsung"Page HamiltonHelmet3:53
2."The World Comes Tumblin'"Brody DalleThe Distillers2:59
3."Understanding Jane"Ian McNabbThe Icicle Works3:21
4."Waiting Room"Fugazi2:57
5."Geez Louise"
  • Matt Pierce
  • Mike Ruffino
  • Eugene Ferrari
The Unband3:25
6."Ice Hockey Hair"Super Furry Animals5:39
7."Rocket 69"
  • Rick Sims
  • Dredge
  • James Meat
The Lee Harvey Oswald Band3:17
8."Possum Kingdom"Vaden Todd LewisToadies4:13
9."Rearrange You"
  • Chris Gordon
  • Grant McFarlane
  • Bobby Dunn
  • Davy Greenwood
Baby Chaos1:44
10."Pep Talk"Descendents2:55
11."Battleship Chains"Terry AndersonThe Georgia Satellites3:27
12."Carmelita"Warren ZevonMurray McLauchlan3:20
Total length:41:10
Physical edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."AC Rocket"
  • Hugh Duggie
  • Colin McInally
  • Shug Anderson
  • Jim Anderson
Foil2:25
2."Geez Louise"
  • Pierce
  • Ruffino
  • Ferrari
The Unband3:25
3."Understanding Jane"McNabbThe Icicle Works3:21
4."The World Comes Tumblin'"DalleThe Distillers2:59
5."Unsung"HamiltonHelmet3:53
6."Waiting Room"
  • MacKaye
  • Picciotto
  • Lally
  • Canty
Fugazi2:57
7."Ice Hockey Hair"
  • Rhys
  • Bunford
  • Pryce
  • Ciaran
  • Ieuan
Super Furry Animals5:39
8."Possum Kingdom"LewisToadies4:13
9."Pep Talk"
  • Aukerman
  • Stevenson
Descendents2:55
10."Rocket 69"
  • Sims
  • Dredge
  • Meat
The Lee Harvey Oswald Band3:17
11."Battleship Chains"T. AndersonThe Georgia Satellites3:27
12."Rearrange You"
  • Gordon
  • McFarlane
  • Dunn
  • Greenwood
Baby Chaos1:44
13."Everyday Formula"Quan YeomansRegurgitator2:13
14."The Judge"Dave PirnerSoul Asylum3:14
15."Carmelita"ZevonMurray McLauchlan3:20
Total length:49:02

Personnel

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The Wildhearts

Additional personnel

  • Jase Edwards – production, engineering, mastering
  • Andy Hunns – artwork, concept, design

Charts

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Chart performance for Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1.
Chart (2008) Peak
position
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[9] 48
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 16
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] 20

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f O'Brien, Jon. "Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before, Vol 1. – The Wildhearts: AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  2. ^ "The Wildhearts – New Album – Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before". The Wildhearts. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The Wildhearts To Release Collection Of Covers". Blabbermouth.net. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ^ "The Wildhearts: First Sample Of Upcoming Covers Album Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ "The Wildhearts: Cover Of Helmet's 'Unsung' Available For Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  6. ^ "The Wildhearts: Cover Of Warren Zevon's 'Carmelita' Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  7. ^ "The Wildhearts: Cover Of Super Furry Animals' 'Ice Hockey Hair' Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  8. ^ "CD Release – Stop Us If You've Heard This One Before Vol 1". The Wildhearts. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Wildhearts songs and albums: full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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