World Party - Private Revolution - Vinyl Record
One of our boss's favorite bands. Private Revolution is the debut album from World Party, the project Karl Wallinger started after leaving The Waterboys, reissued on 180-gram vinyl by Wallinger's own Seaview label with a 2020 remaster by Tim Young.
Though it sounds like a full band, Wallinger made the record largely alone in the studio, playing almost everything himself, with Steve Wickham adding violin and a young Sinead O'Connor singing backing vocals. The result is a warm, kaleidoscopic blend of 60s pop, psychedelia and soul, with lyrics about the individual's responsibility to face the problems of the world. The hit "Ship of Fools" remains his best-known song, while the title track, "All Come True" and "It's All Mine" show off his gift for big, generous hooks. A cover of Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do" stays surprisingly true to the original.
A fine tribute to the late Wallinger and a long overdue return to vinyl for a cult favorite.
Side A
1. Private Revolution
2. Making Love (To the World)
3. Ship of Fools
4. All Come True
5. Dance of the Hoppy Lads
6. It Can Be Beautiful (Sometimes)
Side B
1. The Ballad of the Little Man
2. Hawaiian Island World
3. All I Really Want to Do
4. World Party
5. It's All Mine
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World Party - Private Revolution - Vinyl Record
