This House Will Stand - The Best of Oysterband 1998 - 2015 by Oysterband - DeepRiffs

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Long-tenured British folk-rock outfit Oysterband celebrate their latter-day highlights with the extensive two-disc collection This House Will Stand: The Best of Oysterband 1998-2015. Formed in the late '70s as the Oyster Ceilidh Band, the group morphed from more straightforward dance band music to an often punkish hybrid of rock and folk over the next decade, becoming first the Oyster Band, then finally Oysterband in 1992. Over its decades of work, the band has remained both intensely creative and highly prolific. Culled from six of their studio albums, from 1999's Here I Stand through 2014's Diamonds on the Water, there are plenty of prime cuts here that show Oysterband's knack for both traditional interpretation and strong original material with a melodic pop streak. Standouts like "Spirit of Dust" and their June Tabor collaboration on Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" are augmented by an entire disc of rarities, live tracks, demos, and unreleased fare. While their studio albums alone are worth digging into, this band-curated set is a great place to begin and will entice collectors with its solid bonus disc.
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1. The Soul's Electric

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Chopper
Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Chopper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

2. Where the World Divides

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Ian Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
John Jones; Composer
Producer: Al Scott; Production
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

3. Spirit of Dust

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Jones; Composer
Composer: Jones; Composer
Music Publisher: Pukka Music; Other

4. Uncommercial Song

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Chopper
Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Chopper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

5. Blackwaterside

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Arranger: Oyster Band; Composer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Tradicional; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

6. Street of Dreams

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Alan Prosser
Ian Telfer
John Jones
John Jones, Ian Telfer
Jones, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Alan Prosser
Ian Telfer
Jones
John Jones
John Jones, Alan Prosser
Jones, Prosser, Telfer
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other
Telfer: Jones; Other

7. Walking Down the Road with You

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Alan Prosser, Ian Telfer
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Prosser; Composer
Composer: Alan Prosser
Prosser; Composer
Producer: Al Scott; Production
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other

8. Love Will Tear Us Apart

Primary Artist: Oysterband
June Tabor; Main Performer
Hook: Curtis; Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner
Curtis
June Tabor; Composer
Lyricist: Curtis; Composer
Composer: Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner; Composer
Morris: Curtis; Other
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other
Sumner: Curtis; Other

9. Dancing as Fast as I Can

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Ian Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Ian Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

10. Here Comes the Flood

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Ian Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
John Jones; Composer
Producer: Al Scott; Production
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

11. A Clown's Heart

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer; Composer
Music Publisher: Pukka Music; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other
Telfer: Jones; Other

12. Rise Above

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Chopper
Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Chopper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

13. A River Runs

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Prosser
Cooper
Jones
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Prosser; Composer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Prosser; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other

14. On the Edge

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Alan Prosser
Alan Prosser, Ian Telfer
Ian Telfer
John Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Alan Prosser
Ian Telfer; Composer
Composer: Alan Prosser
Jones
John Jones
John Jones, Alan Prosser
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Alan Prosser: John Jones; Other
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Ian Telfer: Alan Prosser; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other

15. Bright Morning Star

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Jones
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Arranger: Oyster Band; Composer
Composer: Chopper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Cooper, Jones, Partis, Prosser, Telfer
Tradicional; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

16. I Built This House

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer; Composer
Music Publisher: Pukka Music; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other
Telfer: Jones; Other

17. Ways of Holding On

Featured Artist: Emma Härdelin
Emma Hardelin; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband
Emma Härdelin; Performer
Composer: Cooper, Telfer
Cooper
Jones
Neville
Partis
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Cooper
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Cooper, Jones, Neville, Partis, Prosser, Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Jones: Cooper; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Neville: Cooper; Other
Partis: Cooper; Other
Prosser: Cooper; Other
Telfer: Cooper; Other

18. Never Left

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Prosser, Telfer
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Prosser
Prosser, Telfer
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Music Publisher: Discoton Musik Edition Gmbh; Other
Telfer: Prosser; Other

19. And As for You

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Ian Telfer
Telfer
Jones
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Telfer; Composer
Composer: Alan Prosser
Jones
John Jones
John Jones, Alan Prosser
Jones, Prosser
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other

20. Mississippi Summer

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Si Kahn; Composer
Lyricist: Si Kahn; Composer
Composer: Si Kahn; Composer
Conexion Music: Joe Hill Music; Other
Music Publisher: Joe Hill Music; Other

21. Scattergun

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Jones, Prosser
Jones
Prosser; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Prosser; Composer
Composer: Jones, Prosser; Composer
Music Publisher: Pukka Music; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other

22. Bold Riley

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer; Composer
Music Publisher: Pukka Music; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other
Telfer: Jones; Other

23. I Once Loved a Lass

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Trad; Composer
Lyricist: Trad; Composer
Composer: Trad; Composer
Music Publisher: Universal Music Publishing; Other

24. She's Moved On

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Ian Telfer
John Jones
John Jones, Ian Telfer
Jones, Telfer
Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Jones
John Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Telfer; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Telfer: Jones; Other

25. Long Dark Street

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer
Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Lyricist: Jones
Prosser
Telfer; Composer
Composer: Jones, Prosser, Telfer; Composer
Music Publisher: Emi Music Publishing Germany Gmbh; Other
Prosser: Jones; Other
Telfer: Jones; Other

26. The Cornish Farewell Shanty

Primary Artist: Oysterband; Main Performer
Vocals: Oysterband; Performer
Composer: Trad; Composer
Lyricist: Trad; Composer
Composer: Trad; Composer
Cologne: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other
Music Publisher: Westpark Music & Publishing; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

26 tracks available

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ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 37 minutes and 33 seconds

Explicit

None

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Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

13/26 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

2/26 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Alternative & Indie, Singer & Songwriter, Traditional Folk, Alternative, Worldwide, Contemporary Celtic, Contemporary Folk

Label

Westpark Music

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

Germany

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 26, 2016

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884463813311