The Freedom Spark
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The Freedom Spark is the sole album by Larrikin Love
. It was released on 25 September 2006.
The track "It explodes" is hidden in the pregap
before the first listed track.
Some releases omit the song "Forever Untitled".
Larrikin Love
Larrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London.Consisting of Edward Larrikin , Micko Larkin , Alfie Ambrose and Coz Kerrigan , and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper from The Holloways or roving violinist Jonnie Fielding, the band were briefly described as...
. It was released on 25 September 2006.
Track listing
- "The Spark"
- "Six QueensSix Queens"Six Queens" was Larrikin Love's debut single, released on Young and Lost Club Records in September 2005. Although billed as a double A side with "Little Boy Lost", the greater popularity of the former among both fans and the band, and the fact that it had a music video made for it means that the...
" - "EdwouldEdwould"Edwould" was the third single from Larrikin Love, and the first to be taken from their debut album The Freedom Spark. It was also the band's first major label release and the first to receive full distribution, and subsequently reached number 49 on the UK charts.The title and lyrics allude to the...
" - "Downing Street KindlingDowning Street Kindling"Downing Street Kindling" was the second single to be taken from Larrikin Love's debut album, The Freedom Spark, and their first release to enter the UK Top 40, charting at number 35....
" - "Happy As AnnieHappy as Annie"Happy as Annie" was originally released in 2005 as the limited edition second single by Larrikin Love on London indie label Transgressive Records...
" - "Meet Me By The Getaway Car"
- "At The Feet Of Ré"
- "Well, Love Does Furnish A Life"
- "On Sussex Downs"
- "Forever Untitled"
- "A Burning Coast"
The track "It explodes" is hidden in the pregap
Pregap
The pregap on a Red Book audio CD is the portion of the audio track that precedes "index 01" for a given track in the table of contents . The pregap is typically two seconds long and usually, but not always, contains silence...
before the first listed track.
Some releases omit the song "Forever Untitled".
iTunes bonus tracks
- "Is It December?"
- "A Little Peace In My Heart"
- "Six Queens (Live From London Calling, Amsterdam)"
Guest musicians
- Rob Skipper - tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 10
- Patrick WolfPatrick WolfPatrick Wolf is an English-Irish singer-songwriter from South London. Patrick utilises a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano and viola...
- tracks 7 & 9 - Jamie TJamie TJamie Alexander Treays , known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer/songwriter from Wimbledon, South London.-Early life:Jamie Alexander Treays, was born in Wimbledon, South-West London...
- track 8 - Lauren Doss - lead vocals on track 8
- Airhammer - track 1
- Mark Rudland - tracks 6 & 11
- Henry Clark - tracks 6 & 11
- Tom Gorbutt - tracks 6 & 11
- Ollie Cox - track 11
- Alex Cox - track 11
- Anna "Ma" Larkin - track 10
- Jonny Epstein - tracks 10 & 11
- Dan Parry - the Knife
- Jonnie Fielding - track 7
- Iain Gore - glass smashing
- Gavin Scrubby - track 11
Other
- Iain Gore - producer (all tracks), mixer (tracks 3 & 7)
- Daniel Parry - Assistant Engineer (all tracks)
- Tom Joyce - Assistant Engineer (tracks 8 & 11)
- Cenzo Townsend - mixer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11)
- Deidre O'Callaghan - back/front cover photography
- Tom Beard - inlay photography