Chronicle XL [Kooky Records, kookydisc 60]

2CD + Digital Download: UK 07.07.14 (Kooky website pre-release 23:59 BST 02.05.14) (Kooky Records kookydisc 60)

Tracklisting

Chronicle One

Fanfare
Embattled Heart And Battling
Synergetic
Poppy & Pancho
The Rest Of A Life
The Water Colour Class - Feat. Jill Taylor
Nine Years
Party
Mello
Mercy In The Cathedral
To Raise A Gentle Smile
Pancho And Poppy
Fanfare Reprise

Chronicle Two

Free From All The Chaos - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley
Electrostatic - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley
Follow - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley
Misery - Feat. Caoilfhionn Rose Birley
Big Bill Rance
Vin + The Tabla Bong Guitar
Martin Jackson Was Here
Dry On The Rocks
Running Bass For Sharrock
The Changes Go Up And The Changes Go Down
Good Work Vin And Keir
Juan Montero & The Drum

Booklet

Contains photographs taken by Vini over his life including friends, family, people he has worked with and Red Kites (Milvus milvus). Bruce Mitchell has provided a background to the project; how it came about, the brief and where it ended up in the form of an essay.

Certificate

Each copy comes with a foil blocked certificate

Map

Every copy will have a random map. It will be a small part of Manchester detailing a location linked to his life. There are six in total and the mail order ones only will have all six.

Bonus Material In a Digital Format

And there is plenty of it! The third compact disc wallet will house a special insert. This will supply the unique download code required to access:

Bonus Audio

Live tracks - from the last shows - unreleased

Music stems from A Paean to Wilson - mix your own version

Gigography

Mike Mitchell's extensive details of the band's live performances

Bonus Visuals

More unseen photographs from Vini's personal collection

Promotional Photos

Press and promotional images of the band from the 1980's to the present.

There Was A Boy...

Accounts from fans and admirers of the artist.

This will all be housed in a custom-made box covered in claret coloured fabric.


Notes

500 presale copies sold direct by Kooky came with a numbered badge (utilising Bembo font) and all six maps. Presale copies are sold out.

Chronicle was originally commissioned by The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester ahead of a special concert in April 2011. This new version builds on from that version.