Don't Look Back - The Very Best of The Korgis

Don't Look Back - The Very Best Of The Korgis is a two disc compilation album

Compilation album

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by English

English people

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pop

Pop music

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band

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The Korgis

The Korgis are a British pop band, originally composed of singer / bassist James Warren and singer / drummer Andy Davis , both former members of 1970s band Stackridge, along with unofficial members violinist Stuart Gordon and keyboardist Phil Harrison.-Career:The Korgis released their first single...

. It was released by Sanctuary Records

Sanctuary Records

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/Castle Communications

Castle Communications

Castle Communications was a British independent record label founded in 1983 by Terry Shand, Cliff Dane and Jon Beecher. The company was acquired by the American music distributor Alliance Entertainment in 1994 and in 2000 it was absorbed into Sanctuary Records Group...

in the UK in 2003.

Don't Look Back compiles all three of the group's albums The Korgis, Dumb Waiters
Dumb Waiters
Dumb Waiters is the second studio album by English pop band The Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980.The album includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S...

, and Sticky George
Sticky George
Sticky George is the third studio album by English pop band, The Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1981.The album includes the singles "That Was My Big Mistake", "All The Love In The World", "Don't Say That It's Over" and "Sticky George" - some released as The Korgis and...

in chronological order, including a few alternate versions, single edits as well as the rare 1982 non-album single "Don't Look Back", produced by Trevor Horn

Trevor Horn

Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....

.
The compilation has extensive liner notes based on an interview with James Warren and was produced in collaboration with the band.

Disc one

"Young 'n' Russian" (Davis, Ridlington, Warren) - 3:12
"If I Had You" (Davis, Rachmaninoff) - 3:55
- Album version
"I Just Can't Help It" (Davis) - 3:43
"Chinese Girl" (Davis) - 2:19
"Art School Annexe" (Davis) - 3:37
"Boots and Shoes" (Davis, Warren) - 4:32
"Dirty Postcards" (Warren) - 4:45
"O Maxine" (Warren) - 2:39
"Mount Everest Sings the Blues" (Warren) - 2:32
"Cold Tea" (Warren) - 3:50
- Edited version.
- Tracks 1-10 from 1979 album The Korgis
"Silent Running" (Warren) - 3:05
"Love Ain't Too Far Away" (Davis) - 3:29
"Perfect Hostess" (Davis) - 3:21
"Drawn and Quartered" (Warren) - 3:20
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Warren) - 4:15
- Original version.
"Intimate" (Davis) - 3:08
"It's No Good Unless You Love Me" (Warren) - 3:24
- Tracks 11-17 from 1980 album Dumb Waiters
  Dumb Waiters
  Dumb Waiters is the second studio album by English pop band The Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980.The album includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S...

Disc two

"If It's Alright With You Baby" (Warren) - 3:45
- Single edit.
"Dumb Waiters" (Warren) - 2:42
"Rover's Return" (Davis) - 3:34
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" (Warren) - 4:22
- Alternate version.
- Tracks 1-4 from 1980 album Dumb Waiters
  Dumb Waiters
  Dumb Waiters is the second studio album by English pop band The Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1980.The album includes the singles "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime", UK #5, U.S...
"That Was My Big Mistake" (Davis, Warren) - 4:17
- Edited version.
"All the Love in the World" (Davis, Warren) - 3:40
- Single edit.
"Sticky George" (Harrison, Warren) - 3:36
"Can't We Be Friends Now" (Warren) - 4:01
"Foolishness of Love" (Harrison) - 3:31
"Domestic Bliss" (Gordon, Harrison, Warren) - 3:15
"Nowhere to Run" (Davis, Warren) - 5:17
- Alternate version.
"Contraband" (Warren) - 3:18
"Don't Say That It's Over" (Warren) - 2:50
"Living on the Rocks" (Warren) - 3:32
- Tracks 5-14 from 1981 album Sticky George
  Sticky George
  Sticky George is the third studio album by English pop band, The Korgis. It was released on Rialto Records in the UK in 1981.The album includes the singles "That Was My Big Mistake", "All The Love In The World", "Don't Say That It's Over" and "Sticky George" - some released as The Korgis and...
"Don't Look Back" (Warren) - 4:12
"Xenophobia" (Warren) - 2:27
- Tracks 15 & 16 from 1982 7" single "Don't Look Back"
"Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" - 3:51
- DNA '93 Housey 7" remix

Personnel

James Warren - vocals, bass guitar
Bass guitar
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, electric guitar
Electric guitar
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, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
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Andy Davis - vocals, drum
Drum
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s, keyboards
Keyboard instrument
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, mandolin
Mandolin
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, electric guitar
Phil Harrison
Phil Harrison
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- keyboards, percussion, synthesizer
Synthesizer
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, electric piano
Electric piano
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, drum
Drum
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s, spoon
Spoon
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s
Stuart Gordon - violin
Violin
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, mandolin, percussion, acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
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, banjo
Banjo
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, percussion, background vocals
Glenn Tommey - keyboards
David Lord - keyboards
Bill Birks - drums, percussion
Al Powell - drums
Manny Elias - drums
Jerry Marotta
Jerry Marotta
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- drums
Kenny Lacey - percussion
David Lord - percussion, keyboards
Stephen Paine - programming
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Keith Warmington - harmonica
Harmonica
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Steve Buck - flute
Flute
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Dave Pegler - clarinet
Clarinet
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Chantelle Samuel - bassoon
Bassoon
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Stephanie Nunn - oboe
Oboe
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Huw Pegler - horn
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Jo Mullet - backing vocals
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Jo Pomeroy - backing vocals
Ali Cohn - backing vocals
The Korgettes (Sheena Power & Jo Mullet) - backing vocals

Production

The Korgis
The Korgis
The Korgis are a British pop band, originally composed of singer / bassist James Warren and singer / drummer Andy Davis , both former members of 1970s band Stackridge, along with unofficial members violinist Stuart Gordon and keyboardist Phil Harrison.-Career:The Korgis released their first single...

- producer
Record producer
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s
David Lord - sound engineer
Audio engineering
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, producer
Record producer
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, wind
Wind instrument
A wind instrument is a musical instrument that contains some type of resonator , in which a column of air is set into vibration by the player blowing into a mouthpiece set at the end of the resonator. The pitch of the vibration is determined by the length of the tube and by manual modifications of...

and strings
String instrument
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arranger
Arranger
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Glenn Tommey - assistant engineer
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
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- producer
Record producer
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track 15, disc 2
Paul Bevoir - compilation
Compilation album
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, design
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Jon Smith - compilation coordination
Steve Hammonds - compilation coordination
Masterpiece - audio remastering

Release history

2003 Music Sanctuary/Castle Music CMDDD 673

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