26th June, 2010

THE OUTFIELD: NEW TRACKS AND INTERVIEW

The Outfield recently took time out of their busy recording schedule to speak with Perrynoid about their forthcoming new album. Listen to John, Tony and Alan reflect on this latest recording experience and find out which band member is a Susan Boyle fan...

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22nd June, 2010

THE OUTFIELD: ‘MOVING TARGET’ DEMO

In late 1986, The Outfield returned home to London to record their second album. Coming off of the massive touring schedule in support of their chart topping debut, the band settled into Scarf Studios to lay down the demo’s for Bangin’. Inspired by the demands of non-stop touring and musical stardom, John Spinks wrote ‘Moving Target’. The demo version displays the pristine sound of a confident band that had captured America! Although the album cut was slightly different with a more rock style, ‘Moving Target’ is regarded as one of the standout tracks from Bangin’.

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11th June, 2010

PRODUCER DAVID KAHNE TALKS OUTFIELD

The Outfield’s manager, Brent Bitner, recently caught up with producer, David Kahne. Kahne has worked with artist such as The Strokes, Sugar Ray, The Bangles, Stevie Nicks and legend, Paul McCartney. Of course, he also produced 1989’s Voices of Babylon that spawned two hit singles on the US music charts for The Outfield.

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10th June, 2010

THE OUTFIELD FAN INTERVIEW

During last weeks press work, John, Tony and Alan had asked their personal manager, Brent Bitner, to coordinate a fan interactive interview on the Official Outfield Facebook Fan Page. Fans were asked to submit questions to the band and a lucky six were picked for the interview. The Outfield would like to make this a quarterly event.

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4tH June, 2010

NEW OUTFIELD TRACKS NOW STREAMING

East London music giants The Outfield have released previews of six new tracks taken from recording sessions for their yet untitled new studio album. In a recent interview, drummer Alan Jackman revealed the band had been working hard on new material in London and hope to have the new album on shelves by late 2010.

It has been a little over 20 years since original members John Spinks, Tony Lewis and Alan Jackman have released original material together. Now the countdown has begun to the next chapter of The Outfield’s chart topping careers. But for now, fans can get an early taste for what to expect from the upcoming album.

You can listen to previews of ‘California Sun’, ‘Who Would You Be?’, ‘Sweet Soul Music’, ‘Mr. Paranoia’, A Little Piece Of Luck’ and ‘A Long, Long Time Ago’ on the websites front page music player.

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1st June, 2010

PLAY DEEP DEMO RELEASED

As we approach the 25th Anniversary of The Outfield’s multi-platinum debut album Play Deep, it is only fitting to discover the roots of these fantastic tracks. The first Play Deep demo to be released is the third cut on the album, ‘I Don’t Need Her’. John Spinks explains how the track evolved from its’ heavy rock demo style to the current pop savvy version on Play Deep.

“It was written around 1984 and recorded at Scarf Studios. Tony wasn't too keen on this version as he thought it was leaning more towards a heavy rock style, especially the double bass drum section. We did play this song a couple of times live in this format, once being at the Marquee Club in London. The arrangement got changed during the pre production for Play Deep in New York after which Tony sang the lead vocal.
The first 'new' vocal take (for Play Deep) was really weird and I protested that
point with Bill Wittman after which it was re-recorded in the style I preferred. This eventually became one of our favorite live concert songs due to the extended solo and Led Zeppelin medley”.

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