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Always willfully inscrutable (and occasionally downright insufferable), the Wolfgang Press have had a long and colorful career, one which is nicely summarized in this retrospective compilation. Although the trio has always had something of a reputation as artsy iconoclasts, the simple fact is that the band has never stopped looking back at vintage American soul music; the massed horns and falsetto backing vocals on "Going South," the gospel overtones of "A Girl Like You," and the band's famously execrable cover of "Respect" (recorded with help from Cocteau Twins) are all evidence of a fairly single-minded musical sensibility. What has always made them unique is the skillful complexity of their beat-driven sound and the really pretty awful voice of singer and bandleader Michael Allen. Highlights here include the beautifully funky "Chains" and the just plain beautiful live version of "People Say." Fans will appreciate the remixes, and for everyone else, this is probably all the Wolfgang Press they need.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Rew, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, Composer - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, Composer - Annie Anxiety, Lyricist, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1991 4AD Ltd
Rew, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, ComposerLyricist - Annie Anxiety, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
Trevor Gray, AssociatedPerformer - Claudia Fontaine, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Norman Fisher-Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Brown, Programmer - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Curtis, AssociatedPerformer - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Drostan Madden, Programmer
2001 4AD Ltd 1994 4AD Ltd
Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Chris Karan, AssociatedPerformer - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Manuela Zwingman, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1985 4AD Ltd
Trevor Gray, Programmer - Claudia Fontaine, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Universal Music Publishing Ltd., MusicPublisher - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Drostan Madden, Programmer
2001 4AD Ltd 1994 4AD Ltd
Rew, AssociatedPerformer - Leslie Langston, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Michelle Levi, AssociatedPerformer
2001 4AD Ltd 1991 4AD Ltd
Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ruby James, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Rew, Programmer - Leslie Langston, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Robin Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Steve Blake, AssociatedPerformer - Drostan Madden, AssociatedPerformer
2001 4AD Ltd 1991 4AD Ltd
Rew, Programmer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Richard Thomas, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Segs, Programmer - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Sandra Moussempes, AssociatedPerformer
2001 4AD Ltd 1994 4AD Ltd
Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Sonia Slany, AssociatedPerformer - Audrey Riley, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Pitsillides, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1988 4AD Ltd
Claudia Fontaine, AssociatedPerformer - Rew, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Drostan Madden, AssociatedPerformer
2001 4AD Ltd 1992 4AD Ltd
Elizabeth Fraser, AssociatedPerformer - Otis Redding, ComposerLyricist - Robin Guthrie, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer - Martyn Young, Programmer - Steven Young, Programmer - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Muse Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - Eddie 'Tan Tan' Thriller, AssociatedPerformer
2001 4AD Ltd 1985 4AD Ltd
GLASS, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Newman, Composer - Leslie Langston, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Brown, AssociatedPerformer - Chappell Music ltd, MusicPublisher - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Cox, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1998 4AD Ltd
Elizabeth Fraser, AssociatedPerformer - Gini Ball, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McCarrick, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, Composer, AssociatedPerformer - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1986 4AD Ltd
Rew, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Allen, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Craig Vear, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Cox, ComposerLyricist - Dave Curtis, AssociatedPerformer - Domino Publishing, MusicPublisher - Segs, AssociatedPerformer - The Wolfgang Press, MainArtist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Andrew Gray, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - CMRRA, MusicPublisher
2001 4AD Ltd 1995 4AD Ltd
Album review
Always willfully inscrutable (and occasionally downright insufferable), the Wolfgang Press have had a long and colorful career, one which is nicely summarized in this retrospective compilation. Although the trio has always had something of a reputation as artsy iconoclasts, the simple fact is that the band has never stopped looking back at vintage American soul music; the massed horns and falsetto backing vocals on "Going South," the gospel overtones of "A Girl Like You," and the band's famously execrable cover of "Respect" (recorded with help from Cocteau Twins) are all evidence of a fairly single-minded musical sensibility. What has always made them unique is the skillful complexity of their beat-driven sound and the really pretty awful voice of singer and bandleader Michael Allen. Highlights here include the beautifully funky "Chains" and the just plain beautiful live version of "People Say." Fans will appreciate the remixes, and for everyone else, this is probably all the Wolfgang Press they need.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:17
- Main artists: The Wolfgang Press
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2001 4AD Ltd 2001 4AD Ltd
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