Name: Room To Roam (Half Speed Master)
Brand: The Waterboys

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CHENH16

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Half Speed Master. Cut at 45 RPM.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-12-03

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5060516097098

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Total Cap

2 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

The Waterboys

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Chrysalis

The roots of Chrysalis stretch back to a tiny flat in West London in 1967, when former university social secretaries, Chris Wright and Terry Ellis, linked their flair for managing and booking bands to form the Ellis Wright Agency. After trying to release their bands' records via other companies, they decided to start their own label.

In 1968, they signed a licensing deal with Island Records with the proviso that if their acts achieved an agreed number of hits, they would be awarded a label of their own. Within a year, this tally was reached and Chrysalis Records was born.

Over the years, Chrysalis went through various ownership changes. In 1985, Chris Wright bought out Terry Ellis and later sold the label to EMI in 1991. EMI was then acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 before selling the Parlophone Label Group (including Chrysalis) to Warner Music Group in 2013.

The Waterboys are a Scottish folk rock band that was formed in 1983 by Mike Scott. With their unique blend of traditional Celtic music and contemporary rock, they have become one of the most influential bands in the genre.

Mike Scott, the driving force behind The Waterboys, is not only a talented musician but also a skilled songwriter. His poetic lyrics and soulful melodies have captivated audiences around the world. The band's sound is characterized by its rich instrumentation, including fiddles, mandolins, and bagpipes, which add depth and texture to their music.

Over the years, The Waterboys have released numerous critically acclaimed albums and achieved commercial success with hits like "The Whole of the Moon" and "Fisherman's Blues." Their music has resonated with fans of all ages and continues to inspire new generations of musicians.

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The Waterboys 1990 album Room to Roam was the bands fifth album. It continued the Folk-Rock sound of 1988's Fisherman's Blues and was recorded at Spiddal House in Galway, where the last recording sessions from the preceding album, Fisherman's Blues, had been recorded. Room to Roam would be the last of The Waterboys' Folk-rock sound until the release of Universal Hall in 2003. Fiddler Steve Wickham, who had been a large inspiration for the change to that sound for Fisherman's Blues, left the band shortly before Room to Roam was released.

This new vinyl has been produced to compliment The Magnificent Seven CD/DVD/Book box set. Mastered for Half-speed and cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road and made into a double album running at 45rpm. The original artwork has been presented in a new 5mm wide spine sleeve, polyline inners and insert.

Room To Roam (Half Speed Master)

Music GB