Purple Hearts - Smashing Time

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Smashing Time
A2	Plane Crash Backing Vocals, Producer – Paul Weller
A3	Gun Of Life Piano – Simon Stebbing
A4	What A Shame
A5	When I See You
A6	Head On Collision Time
B1	Concrete Mixer
B2	Let's Get A Burger Man
B3	Hazy Darkness Sitar – Jeff Shadbolt
B4	Just Like Real Life Acoustic Guitar – Robert Manton
B5	I'll Make You Mine
B6	Closer Than Close
C1	Another Day
C2	Playing With Fire
C3	My LIfe's A Jigsaw
C4	Friends Again
C5	Restless Dream Recurring
C6	I Can't Dream
D1	What Am I Gonna Do
D2	Your Side Of Heaven
D3	I've Been Away
D4	Extraordinary Sensations
D5	Frustration
D6	Millions Like Us

Credits

• Bass – Jeff Shadbolt
• Drums, Percussion – Gary Sparks
• Engineer, Mastered By – James Perrett
• Guitar, Producer – Simon Stebbing
• Liner Notes – Eddie Piller, Simon Stebbing
• Vocals – Robert Manton
• Written By – Son (tracks: A1-A4, B2, C3, D1-D6)
• Written-By – Shadbolt* (tracks: A3, A5, B3, C3, C5, C6), TV21* (tracks: C2), Manton* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A6, B1, B2, B4-B6, D1, D3-D6), Burnett* (tracks: D2), Stebbing* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, B1, B3, B6, C1, C4, C6, D1, D3-D6)

Notes

Printed inner sleeves with liner notes and credits.

"Smashing Time" taken from a four-track demo.
"Plane Crash" predates the Roadrunner Records single version.
"Gun of Life" is a demo version.
"What a Shame" is an unreleased early song recorded on two-track.
"Head On Collision Time" is a rehearsal recording.
"When I See You" is an unreleased demo version.
"Concrete Mixer" is a demo version.
"Let's Get a Burger Man" is live in the studio recorded on two-track.
"Hazy Darkness" (no recording details)
"Just Like Real Life" was recorded on two-track.
"I'll Make You Mine" (no recording details but predates the 1986 LP version)
"Closer Than Close" is an unreleased song recorded on two-track.
"Another Day" is an unreleased demo version.
"Playing With Fire" is a rehearsal recording of a song originally by TV21.
"My Life's a Jigsaw" is a demo recording.
"Friends Again" is a demo recording.
"Restless Dream Recurring" is a rehearsal recording.
"I Can't Dream" is a rehearsal recording.
"What Am I Gonna Do" is from the band's first demo session.
"Your Side of Heaven" recorded live at Mod's Mayday 1999.
"I've Been Away" recorded live at Mod's Mayday 1999.
"Extraordinary Sensations" recorded live at Mod's Mayday 1999.
"Frustration" recorded live at Mod Aid in 1985.
"Millions Like Us" recorded live at Mod Aid in 1985.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5032733001035
• Matrix / Runout: 08 52443 20

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
DRLP 031	Purple Hearts	Smashing Time ‎(2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Cle)	Detour Records	DRLP 031	UK	2003
DRCD 031	Purple Hearts	Smashing Time ‎(CD, Comp)	Detour Records	DRCD 031	UK	2003

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