SEEING STARS

In late 1992, the band All About Eve released Ultraviolet, but it was not a commercial success and their label dropped them. In January 1993, while contemplating their next project, Julianne Regan left the group and All About Eve split up. The remaining members (Andy Cousin, Mark Price and Marty Willson-Piper) had a few weeks available so went ahead and recorded what became Seeing Stars (originally under the name Never Swallow Stars). This resulted in what Marty described as an unpressured, very spontaneous record, with lyrics that were often improvised during recording.

SEEING STARS (1997)

Seeing Stars Cover

Tracks

  1. Salome (4:07)
  2. I Can't Hate You (3:43)
  3. Where The Rainstorm Ends (4:39)
  4. Staring At The Sun (4:39)
  5. A Drink To Drift Away (5:21)
  6. Ugly And Cruel (3:23)
  7. Venus Of Prose (3:38)
  8. Come (2:36)
  9. Mesmerized (3:20)
  10. Pendulum (3:33)

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Credits

Andy Cousin - Bass, String and Keyboard Arrangements
Mark Price - Drums
Marty Willson-Piper - Guitars and Vocals

Recorded and Mixed at Wapley Barn, Staunton-On-Arrow, Great Britain
Piano on "A Drink To Drift Away" and flute on "Ugly And Cruel" played by Anna Nyström and recorded at In Deep Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
All songs written by MWP/Cousin/Price except "Ugly And Cruel" - MWP/Cousin

Cover Photo - Michelle Storm
Cover Design - Jan Dahlqvist and Andy Cousin

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PROMO EP

A very rare 4-track promo EP exists, which includes "Soldier" (see compilation below for MP3).
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COMPILATIONS FEATURING TRACKS BY SEEING STARS/NEVER SWALLOW STARS

STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT (1993)

Starlight Starbright Cover

Tracks

  1. The Little Drummer Boy (4:27) - Sugar La Las
  2. Psalm 92 (Excerpt) (2:26) - Trinity Church Wall Street
  3. Silver (4:31) - The Williams Brothers
  4. Eastern (3:49) - The Church
  5. 20 Below Zero (4:12) - Pigfarm
  6. Soldier (3:57) - Never Swallow Stars   Animated Audio Icon MP3 (128 kbps, 3.8 MB)
  7. El Cascabel (4:58) - Los Camperos De Nati Cano
  8. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (1:32) - Excerpt from "The Shepherd's Christmas"*

*Recorded in performance by WFM1, Chicago in 1980

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Notes

Vocals on "Soldier" by Marty Willson-Piper.