Hijak Oscar is the debut studio album by the York Blues Rock band Hijak Oscar

Hijak Oscar

Hijak Oscar are a British blues rock band that formed in York in 2005. The band consists of Tim Fox , Gaby Milner , Carl Hetherington , Mark Meilack , Daniel Hill and Dave Hartley ....

, first released in the UK on 30 December 2006 (see release history). The album was produced by Carl Hetherington and Hijak Oscar

Hijak Oscar

Hijak Oscar are a British blues rock band that formed in York in 2005. The band consists of Tim Fox , Gaby Milner , Carl Hetherington , Mark Meilack , Daniel Hill and Dave Hartley ....

. The album has sold over copies since its release. It has since been released on iTunes and continues to sell well.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Tim Fox except where noted.

1. "God Knows" – 4:25
2. "Disciple Of Time" – 5:15
3. "Dollar Bill" – 4:59
4. "Honey Bee" (Emma Keaveany-Roys) – 4:13
5. "Lie To Me" (Mark Wynn) – 3:43
6. "Time To Fall" – 4:44
7. "Hot Coals" – 5:18
8. "Bitter Carnival" – 5:34
9. "Losing Hand" – 4:00
10. "Creeping Fool" – 7:09

Artwork

The album's cover artwork, designed and illustrated by Jon Procter, and contains burnt pages of Genesis from The Bible to tie in with the anti religious, provocative lyrics.

Hijak Oscar

• Tim Fox - vocals, harmonica
  Harmonica
  The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...
  
  
• Emma Keaveany-Roys – vocals
• Carl Hetherington – keyboard
  Keyboard instrument
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• Mark Meilack – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Dave Hartley - drum kit
  Drum kit
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• Mark Wynn - guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  

Production Personnel

• Carl Hetherington, Hijak Oscar
  Hijak Oscar
  Hijak Oscar are a British blues rock band that formed in York in 2005. The band consists of Tim Fox , Gaby Milner , Carl Hetherington , Mark Meilack , Daniel Hill and Dave Hartley ....
  
   – production, mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
  , engineering
  Audio engineering
  An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
  
  
• Carl Hetherington – engineer
• Carl Hetherington – mastering on all tracks
• Jon Procter, Dave Hartley, Tim Fox – design and illustrations

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #
United Kingdom	30 December 2006	Unsigned Unsigned Unsigned can refer to:* An unsigned artist is a musical artist or group not attached or signed to a record label* Similarly, the contractual condition of any personnel, property or domains....	CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...	5060128580070 (HO1)
United Kingdom	1 April 2009	Unsigned Unsigned Unsigned can refer to:* An unsigned artist is a musical artist or group not attached or signed to a record label* Similarly, the contractual condition of any personnel, property or domains....	download	5060128580070 (HO1)