London 0 Hull 4 is a 1986 album by The Housemartins

The Housemartins

The Housemartins were an English indie pop band that was active in the 1980s. Many of the Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity, reflecting singer Paul Heaton's beliefs at the time .-Formation:The band was formed in late 1983 by Paul Heaton and...

. It was their first album and contains the singles "Flag Day" (#58 in the UK), "Sheep" (#54 in the UK), "Happy Hour" (#3 in the UK) and "Think for a Minute" (#18 in the UK).

The title refers to the band's home town of Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...

 and is in the format of a sports result. It also refers to Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....

's assertion that the Housemartins were only the fourth best band in Hull. In other words, Hull had four great bands, compared to none from London.

The liner notes and lyrics reflect singer Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....

's interest at that time in Christianity and Marxism

Marxism

Marxism is an economic and sociopolitical worldview and method of socioeconomic inquiry that centers upon a materialist interpretation of history, a dialectical view of social change, and an analysis and critique of the development of capitalism. Marxism was pioneered in the early to mid 19th...

. For example, the back cover of the album contains the message, "Take Jesus - Take Marx - Take Hope".

In 1992, the album was re-released on CD and featured four additional tracks, along with the front cover phrase, "16 songs - 17 hits!"

The album was re-released again on 22 June 2009, as London 0 Hull 4 Deluxe, containing a second CD of bonus tracks, B-sides and live recordings.

Original Release (1986)

1. "Happy Hour
   Happy Hour (The Housemartins song)
   "Happy Hour" is a 1986 single by The Housemartins. It was the third single from the album London 0 Hull 4 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart....
   
   "
2. "Get Up Off Our Knees" (Paul Heaton
   Paul Heaton
   Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....
   
   , Stan Cullimore, Ted Key)
3. "Flag Day
   Flag Day (The Housemartins song)
   Flag Day was the first single released by The Housemartins. Released in 1985, it peaked at #124 in the singles chart, and a re-recorded version of it appeared on the album London 0 Hull 4...
   
   " (Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore, Ted Key)
4. "Anxious"
5. "Reverend's Revenge" (instrumental)
6. "Sitting on a Fence"
7. "Sheep
   Sheep (The Housemartins song)
   "Sheep" is the second single ever released by The Housemartins. It appeared on the album London 0 Hull 4.-Single details:*7" - B-side: Drop Down Dead *12" - I'll Be Your Shelter, Anxious, Drop Down Dead, People Get Ready -Charts:...
   
   "
8. "Over There"
9. "Think for a Minute
   Think for a Minute
   Think for a Minute was a single by The Housemartins taken from the album London 0 Hull 4. The song reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart.-Charts:...
   
   "
10. "We're Not Deep"
11. "Lean On Me" (Paul Heaton, Pete Wingfield
    Pete Wingfield
    Pete Wingfield is an English record producer, keyboard player, songwriter, singer and music journalist.-Career:...
    
    )
12. "Freedom" (Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore, Ted Key)
13. "I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like a Shelter)"(Lloyd Charmers
    Lloyd Charmers
    Lloyd Charmers is a ska and reggae singer, keyboard player and record producer.-Career:...
    
    ) (CD and cassette only)
14. "People Get Ready
    People Get Ready
    People Get Ready may refer to:* "People Get Ready" , a song by The Impressions, covered by many artists* People Get Ready * People Get Ready * People Get Ready...
    
    "(Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Mayfield
    Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly...
    
    ) (CD only)
15. "The Mighty Ship" (instrumental) (CD only)
16. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
    "He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" is a popular music ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell. Originally recorded by Kelly Gordon in 1969, the song became a worldwide hit for The Hollies later that year and again for Neil Diamond in 1970....
    
    " (Bob Russell
    Bob Russell (songwriter)
    Sidney Keith "Bob" Russell, was an American songwriter born in Passaic, New Jersey.In 1968, Russell along with songwriting partner Quincy Jones was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Original Song category...
    
    , Bobby Scott
    Bobby Scott (musician)
    Bobby Scott was an American musician, record producer, and songwriter.-Biography:He was born Robert William Scott in Mount Pleasant, New York, and became a pianist, vibraphonist, and singer, and could also play the accordion, cello, clarinet, and double bass...
    
    ) (CD only)

Deluxe Edition Bonus CD (2009)

1. "Flag Day [single version]"
2. "Stand At Ease "
3. "You"
4. "Coal Train to Hatfield Main"
5. "I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)"
6. "People Get Ready" [B-side]
7. "Drop Down Dead"
8. "The Mighty Ship"
9. "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother"
10. "Think for a Minute" [single version]
11. "Who Needs the Limelight" [B-side]
12. "I Smell Winter"
13. "Joy Joy Joy"
14. "Rap Around the Clock"
15. "Lean On Me" [previously unreleased/outtake rehearsal]
16. "Anxious" [BBC Janice Long
    Janice Long
    Janice Long is an English radio broadcaster currently working on BBC Radio 2. Her show is on Sunday to Thursday nights from midnight to 02:00. She is the older sister of TV and radio personality Keith Chegwin.-Early career:...
    
     session 6/11/85]
17. "We're Not Deep" [BBC Janice Long session 6/11/85]
18. "Freedom" [BBC Janice Long session 6/11/85]
19. "Think for a Minute" [BBC Saturday Live session 4/1/1986]
20. "Drop Down Dead" [BBC Saturday Live session 4/1/1986]
21. "Happy Hour" [BBC John Peel
    John Peel
    John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
    
     session 6/4/1986]
22. "Get Up Off Our Knees" [BBC John Peel session 6/4/1986]

The Housemartins

• Norman Cook - bass, vocals
• Hugh Whitaker
  Hugh Whitaker
  Hugh Whitaker is the former drummer for the British indie rock band The Housemartins. He replaced original drummer Chris Lang and drummed for the band's first album, London 0 Hull 4, and its attendant single releases. He left the band before the recording of their second album, The People Who...
  
   – drums, vocals
• P.D. Heaton
  Paul Heaton
  Paul David Heaton is an English singer-songwriter. He was a member of The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988, and a member of The Beautiful South, who disbanded in 2007. He is currently pursuing a solo career....
  
   – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, melodica
• Stan Cullimore
  Stan Cullimore
  Stan Cullimore played guitar, between 1983 and 1988, for the Hull based indie rock band called The Housemartins.-Biography:Cullimore studied maths at the University of Hull, graduating in 1984....
  
   – guitar, vocals

Trivia

New Jersey punk band Lifetime

Lifetime (band)

Lifetime is an American melodic hardcore/emo band from New Jersey. Lifetime was formed in 1990 and disbanded in 1997. In late 2005, they announced their reunion.-History:...

 mimicked the album cover with their album Hello Bastards

Hello Bastards

Hello Bastards is the second full length album by melodic hardcore band Lifetime. It was recorded at Trax East Studio in New Jersey during May and June of 1995 and was released by Jade Tree Records on September 25, 1995. On February 20, 2010 No Idea Records re-released the album on 12" color vinyl...

.

The title 'London 0 Hull 4' was used by various newspapers as a headline in October 2008 after the city's newly promoted football team, Hull City

Hull City A.F.C.

Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...

, beat West Ham United

West Ham United F.C.

West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

 to take a fourth win out of four against London-based clubs (having previously beaten Fulham

Fulham F.C.

Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...

, Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 and Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

). The result moved them back up to third place in the table, despite the club being widely tipped to struggle (and later did so) during their first season in the top flight.