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Chris Pope & The Chords Uk - But Then Again The Best Of [CD]

Chris Pope & The Chords Uk - But Then Again The Best Of [CD]

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The Chords UK, the alt-rock heroes helmed by Chris Pope, will release the mammoth 44-track 'But Then Again: The Best of The Chords UK' on 3CD on 4 April 20205 on EPOP Records. Chris was described by Paul Weller as "the best songwriter of his generation", by Uncut as "savage as Townshend with a toothache" and Vive Le Rock as creating, "timeless song writing and understated brilliance!" This collection underlines all that.

Designed to truly tell the tale of The Chords UK, 'But Then Again' is an ambitious and inventive collection, featuring new and previously unreleased tracks, remastered / remixed / remade versions of favourites, unashamedly obscure B-sides, and even live recordings. This is a set of songs that draw on what has gone before - and the fans will find all their favourites - but they have been revisited and taken to another place!

Chris Pope himself said, "I decided a few years ago to start work on a 'compilation/ best of', of sorts.But simply to add 20 plus songs from six albums onto Vinyl/CD and put it out there: that would be far too easy and wouldn't interest me one bit!Instead, I looked back at songs from the three Pope albums 'Grace of God', 'Tall Tales', 'Peace of Mind'and the Hat-trick of Chords UK albums 'Take on Life', 'Nowhere Land' and 'Big City Dreams', then picked the ones we knew we could 'dream up' again, or re-imagine. The new tracks are renderings of unrecorded songs written between 1982 up to 2024. Finally, we hit the acoustic guitars and some old original Chords tunes got laid down too".

The Chords UK were formed over a decade ago to continue playing classic Chordstunes such as 'Maybe Tomorrow', 'The British Way Of Life' and 'So Far Away'. But Chris isn't interested in remaining frozen in time and his aim has always been to push forward, 'But Then Again: The Best of The Chords UK' does just that. This album is a milestone, sure, but also a statement of intent - Chris Pope and The Chords UK have plenty to celebrate, but also plenty more to achieve along the way.

  • FULL UK Tour thru APRIL _ MAY In support of 'But Then Again '
  • Front Cover & Main feature In Sunday Express mag week of release
  • MAIN Album review Full page in VIVE LE ROCK March edition
  • Album reviews in MOJO, CLASSIC ROCK, Record Collector, Uncut
  • Album feature special on BBC ulster, BBC London, Dozens of internet Stations
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The Chords UK, the alt-rock heroes helmed by Chris Pope, will release the mammoth 44-track 'But Then Again: The Best of The Chords UK' on 3CD on 4 April 20205 on EPOP Records. Chris was described by Paul Weller as "the best songwriter of his generation", by Uncut as "savage as Townshend with a toothache" and Vive Le Rock as creating, "timeless song writing and understated brilliance!" This collection underlines all that.

Designed to truly tell the tale of The Chords UK, 'But Then Again' is an ambitious and inventive collection, featuring new and previously unreleased tracks, remastered / remixed / remade versions of favourites, unashamedly obscure B-sides, and even live recordings. This is a set of songs that draw on what has gone before - and the fans will find all their favourites - but they have been revisited and taken to another place!

Chris Pope himself said, "I decided a few years ago to start work on a 'compilation/ best of', of sorts.But simply to add 20 plus songs from six albums onto Vinyl/CD and put it out there: that would be far too easy and wouldn't interest me one bit!Instead, I looked back at songs from the three Pope albums 'Grace of God', 'Tall Tales', 'Peace of Mind'and the Hat-trick of Chords UK albums 'Take on Life', 'Nowhere Land' and 'Big City Dreams', then picked the ones we knew we could 'dream up' again, or re-imagine. The new tracks are renderings of unrecorded songs written between 1982 up to 2024. Finally, we hit the acoustic guitars and some old original Chords tunes got laid down too".

The Chords UK were formed over a decade ago to continue playing classic Chordstunes such as 'Maybe Tomorrow', 'The British Way Of Life' and 'So Far Away'. But Chris isn't interested in remaining frozen in time and his aim has always been to push forward, 'But Then Again: The Best of The Chords UK' does just that. This album is a milestone, sure, but also a statement of intent - Chris Pope and The Chords UK have plenty to celebrate, but also plenty more to achieve along the way.

  • FULL UK Tour thru APRIL _ MAY In support of 'But Then Again '
  • Front Cover & Main feature In Sunday Express mag week of release
  • MAIN Album review Full page in VIVE LE ROCK March edition
  • Album reviews in MOJO, CLASSIC ROCK, Record Collector, Uncut
  • Album feature special on BBC ulster, BBC London, Dozens of internet Stations
Track Listing

British Way Of Life

Hey Kids! Come The Revolution

Get On In Life

Brave New World

Somewhere Beyond The Rainbow

All I Ever Wanted ( Was To Be Wanted By You)

Get Me To Saturday Night

Twenty First Century Girl

Bitter Sweet

Love's Still Here

Another Thing Coming

Heart Of The Matter

White Van Man

Nine To Five And Me

Veronica Jones

Mutiny On The Thames

Dreams Of Yesterday

Take On Life

One Happy Man

Leave It All Behind

Three Minute Pop Song

Hipsters Of London

World Gone Crazy

One Horse Town

Man On The Northern Line

Indie Disco Friday Night

One More Minute (Acoustic)

Gentrified The Elephant

Eat Sleep Work Repeat

Turn Away Again (Acoustic)

Any Fool Knows

Two Weeks In Heaven

Twenty First Century Blues

Analogy Of Life

Land Of Milk & Honey

Running On Dreams

But Then Again

Welcome To My World

Maybe Tomorrow

Before Elvis

Always Quit While Your Still Ahead ( Pope -Live)

The Last Thing I Ever Do ( Pope - Live)

Making Mountains

Last Man Standing

Details
  • Genre: Rock
  • Product Type: AUDIO CD
  • Barcode: 5060356470860
  • Release Date: April 04, 2025
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