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Date: September 23, 1996
Formats: CD/CID 8051 LP/ILPS 8051 CS/ICT 8051
Songs:
Notes: Jason Dour received a big press release from Polly's
management:
JOHN PARISH AND POLLY JEAN HARVEY NEW ALBUM AND DANCE PROJECT Island
Records releases a collaboration album by John Parish and Polly
Jean Harvey on September 24th. Title 'Dance Hall At Louse Point,'
the album has eleven new compositions, each with music by Parish
and words by Harvey, and a cover of a Peggy Lee standard "Is
That All There Is?' which features a guest appearance from Mick
Harvey of The Bad Seeds. "John and I have wanted to do an album
together for a long time now," says Polly. "This is the
first time I've written words to someone else's music. It's been
an enlightening experience and I feel that it has changed my approach
to songwriting in a positive way." 'Dance Hall At Louse Point'
was recorded at Small World Studios in Yeovil, and was produced
by John Parish and Polly Jean Harvey, with Mick Harvey co-producing
"Is That All There Is?." The album was engineered by Head,
who also worked on PJ Harvey's album 'Dry.' Parish co-produced PJ
Harvey's last album 'To Bring You My Love' and played guitar and
percussion in her band throughout '95, during which time they wrote
the songs for 'Dance Hall At Louse Point.' "Polly has one of
the most emotive voices I've ever heard," he says. "There's
no one I'd rather hear singing with my music." Choreographer
Mark Bruce plans to use 'Dance Hall At Louse Point' as the basis
for a major contemporary dance piece to be commissioned by The Performing
Arts South Bank Centre which will tour Britain in early '97, including
dates at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. The music will be performed
live by a five piece band fronted by Parish and Harvey and confirmed
dates will be announce later. There are no planned U.S. dates.
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