The Fidelity Wars (expanded edition), by Hefner

The Fidelity Wars (expanded edition)

by Hefner

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Andrew Stephenson I bought this for the extra tracks, mostly. I've already got the CD. Favorite track: I Love Only You.

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1.	The Hymn For The Cigarettes 03:53	buy track
2.	May God Protect Your Home 04:02	buy track
3.	The Hymn For The Alcohol 03:43	buy track
4.	I Took Her Love For Granted 02:35	buy track
5.	Every Little Gesture 04:05	buy track
6.	The Weight Of The Stars 02:56	buy track
7.	I Stole A Bride 05:24	buy track
8.	We Were Meant To Be 04:03	buy track
9.	Fat Kelly's Teeth 05:42	buy track
10.	Don't Flake Out On Me 04:54	buy track
11.	I Love Only You 03:52	buy track
12.	Grandmother Dies (b-side) 05:33	buy track
13.	Lisa And Me (b-side) 02:49	buy track
14.	A Belly Full Of Babies (b-side) 04:24	buy track
15.	Mary Lee (Hefner Heart EP) 03:03	buy track
16.	The Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do (Hefner Heart EP) 03:38	buy track
17.	Karen (Hefner Heart EP) 03:51	buy track
18.	The Heart Of Portland (Hefner Heart EP) 03:56	buy track
19.	The Hymn For Thomas Courtney Warner (Hefner Heart EP) 04:47	buy track
20.	The Hymn For The Alcohol (7" Version) 03:51	buy track
21.	My Art College Days Are Over (b-side) 03:50	buy track
22.	Don't Flake Out On Me (4-Track) (free) 05:14	download
23.	I Stole A Bride (4-Track) 05:12	buy track
24.	May God Protect Your Home (4-Track) 04:08	buy track
25.	A Belly Full Of Babies (4-Track) 03:27	buy track
26.	The Hymn For Thomas Courtney Warner (4-Track) 04:28	buy track
27.	Blind Girl With Halo (4-Track) 03:54	buy track
28.	Harlot's Teeth (4-Track) 05:37	buy track
29.	I Took Her Love For Granted (4-Track) 02:23	buy track
30.	Karen (4-Track) 02:46	buy track
31.	The Hymn For The Cigarettes (Rehearsal) 04:03	buy track
32.	We Were Meant To Be (Rehearsal) 03:40	buy track
33.	You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (Rehearsal) 02:40	buy track
34.	I Took Her Love For Granted (Rehearsal) 03:00	buy track
35.	I Love Only You (Rehearsal) 03:42	buy track
36.	Kate Cleaver's House (Rehearsal) 02:54	buy track
37.	Twisting Mary's Arm (Rehearsal) 04:50	buy track
38.	The Weight Of The Stars (Rehearsal) 03:04	buy track
39.	The Girl From The Coast (Rehearsal) 02:49	buy track
40.	The Librarian (Rehearsal) 04:10	buy track

about

The second in our series of re-releases. Hefner's second album 'The Fidelity Wars' was the album that one them their critical aclaim and their cult audience. 'Hymn for the Alcohol' and 'Hymn for the Cigarettes' made it to numbers 2 and 3 in John Peel's Festive 50, and the album itself was number 1 in the inde charts on it first release. This version has 40 tracks (29 extra tracks 19 of which are previously unreleased).

credits

released June 2, 2008

This compilation compiled and re-mastered by Joël Bourret in New York 2007. All 4-Track demos mixed by Joël Bourret.

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Darren Hayman England, UK

This is the official Bandcamp page for songwriter Darren Hayman, the Indie band Hefner, The French and other side projects.

This bandcamp page was compiled by Audio Antihero - audioantihero.bandcamp.com

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discography

You Will Not Die

Nov 2022
PRE 014: Hefner – Steve Lamacq session 24.03.99

Jul 2022
PRE 012: Hefner – Steve Lamacq session 15.07.98

Mar 2022
PRE 013: Hefner – John Peel session 13.10.98

Mar 2022
Music to Watch News By

Feb 2021
Actually I Still Really, Really Miss You

Dec 2020
The Doll's House Room

Jun 2020
Home Time

May 2020
I Can Travel Through Time

Apr 2020
Songs of High Altitude

Sep 2019
12 Astronauts

Jul 2019
Thankful Villages Volume 3

Nov 2018
The Hayman Kupa Band

Jul 2017
Thankful Villages Volume 2

May 2017
Trains

Aug 2016
Thankful Villages Volume 1

Jun 2016
Someone to Care For - The Hayman Kupa Band

May 2016
Bad, Bad Boy

Apr 2016
Florence

Nov 2015
Folk Lullabies for Children and the Childless

Jul 2015
brute love 03

May 2015
brute love 02

Mar 2015
brute love 01

Feb 2015
Dubs for Socialists

Feb 2015
Chants For Socialists

Jan 2015
DOG E.P.

Jul 2014
Boy, Look at What You Can't Have Now

Feb 2014
Blue House

Dec 2013
Bugbears

Jul 2013
Old Man Don't Waste Your Time / I Don't

May 2013
The Four Queens EP

Apr 2013
The Violence

Nov 2012
Field Recordings for Lido

Oct 2012
Lido

Aug 2012
The Best Of Hefner

Mar 2006
Essex Arms

Oct 2010
The Fidelity Wars (expanded edition)

Jun 2008
Great British Holiday EPs

Aug 2008
January Songs

Jan 2011
The Ship's Piano

Apr 2012
Local Information

Aug 2003
Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee

May 2008
Catfight

Jul 2006
Breaking God's Heart (expanded edition)

Jan 2007
Madrid

Jul 2009
Christmas In Haworth

Nov 2011
Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride

Jul 2002
The Stereo Morphonium

Aug 2005
Vostok 5

May 2012
We Love The City (expanded edition)

Sep 2008
The Shit Piano

Feb 2012
Dead Media (expanded edition)

Oct 2011
The Green and the Grey

Jun 2011
Antony Harding and Darren Hayman Split Single

Feb 2011
Porn Shoes

Aug 2012
Boxing Hefner

Apr 2000
Table For One: The Dessert Menu

Mar 2007
Losing My Glue EP

Feb 2011
Maida Vale

Dec 2006
I Taught You How To Dance

Nov 2011
Dagenham

Jul 2003
Pram Town (A Folk Opera)

Jan 2009
Songs for Harmonium and Drum Machine

Nov 2008
Darren Hayman and the Secondary Modern

Nov 2007
Bad Policewoman

Jul 2007
Table For One

Sep 2006
Cortinaland

Jul 2005

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