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The Waterboys

Atlantic Rain: The Lost Fisherman's Blues Recordings

£29.99

Released: 17th July 2026. The Waterboys `Fisherman's Blues' album sessions have been revisited for a brand new box set featuring previously unreleased recordings. Almost 400 multi-track tape reels, totalling 150 hours of music, were recorded during the Waterboys' famous 'Fisherman's Blues sessions of 1986-88. Among these were 80 tapes with no song titles, just rough notes like 'jam' or 'unknown.' In 2024 band leader Mike Scott went through most of these, listening to them for the first time since they were recorded, and discovering in the process dozens of tracks the band had forgotten about; lost recordings, some improvised on the spot, others painstakingly worked on, that in many cases equal the quality of those on the original classic 1988 album.

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  • Details

    Released:
    17th July 2026
    Category:
    Blues, Blues
    Format:
    CD Box Set
    Barcode:
    840401713969

  • Description

    The Waterboys `Fisherman's Blues' album sessions have been revisited for a brand new box set featuring previously unreleased recordings. Almost 400 multi-track tape reels, totalling 150 hours of music, were recorded during the Waterboys' famous 'Fisherman's Blues sessions of 1986-88. Among these were 80 tapes with no song titles, just rough notes like 'jam' or 'unknown.' In 2024 band leader Mike Scott went through most of these, listening to them for the first time since they were recorded, and discovering in the process dozens of tracks the band had forgotten about; lost recordings, some improvised on the spot, others painstakingly worked on, that in many cases equal the quality of those on the original classic 1988 album.
    Extras:
    Comes with a book containing 15,000 words of Mike Scott's own sleeve notes plus lyrics and unseen photos.

  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Too Close to Heaven (Soul Version)
    The Waterboys
    2.Come Back to Galway
    The Waterboys
    3.The Man With the Wind at His Heels
    The Waterboys
    4.And Then the Gods
    The Waterboys
    5.Light Shine On Me
    The Waterboys
    6.Endless Store
    The Waterboys
    7.This Land Is Your Land (Studio Version)
    The Waterboys
    8.Saints and Angels (1988 Version)
    The Waterboys
    9.I Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
    The Waterboys
    10.Knockin' On Heaven's Door
    The Waterboys
    11.Honky Tonkin'
    The Waterboys
    12.No Expectations
    The Waterboys
    13.When Doves Cry
    The Waterboys
    14.Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
    The Waterboys
    15.Killing My Heart
    The Waterboys
    16.Bob and Anto's Soundcheck
    The Waterboys
    17.We Will Not Be Lovers (Live Take)
    The Waterboys
    18.Lost Highway (Double Version)
    The Waterboys
    19.The Good Ship Sirius
    The Waterboys
    20.The Ship in Full Sail
    The Waterboys
    21.Mister Saxman
    The Waterboys
    22.The Waves
    The Waterboys
    23.The Last Jam
    The Waterboys
    24.Night Falls On Windmill Lane
    The Waterboys
    25.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    The Waterboys
    26.Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
    The Waterboys

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