Moseley Shoals
1996 studio album by Ocean Colour Scene
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Moseley Shoals is the second album by the British rock group Ocean Colour Scene which was released in 1996 during the Britpop era. The album reached number two in the UK chart, and amassed 92 weeks on that chart, making it the band's most successful album in terms of weeks on chart, despite a later album reaching number one.[11]
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| Released | 8 April 1996 | |||
| Studios | Moseley Shoals (Birmingham, England) | |||
| Genres | Britpop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 54:27 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producers | Brendan Lynch, Ocean Colour Scene | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [2] |
| Daily Herald | [3] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Guardian | [5] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [6] |
| NME | 5/10[7] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | [8] |
| Record Collector | [9] |
| The Tampa Tribune | [10] |
Album
The first single taken from the album was "The Riverboat Song", which was popularised by Chris Evans on TFI Friday. "The Day We Caught the Train" reached number four in the charts, with "You've Got It Bad" and "The Circle" also reaching the top 10. "One for the Road" was also due to be released, but the band decided to concentrate on the 1997 album release Marchin' Already. By November 1997, Moseley Shoals had sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide.[12]
The word Moseley is taken from a suburb of the same name in south Birmingham, UK. The album title as a whole is a punning nod to the city of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, the location of several famous 1960s soul recording studios including FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in nearby Sheffield, Alabama.
The album was produced by Brendan Lynch, and was recorded and mixed at the band's studio in Birmingham (Moseley Shoals).[clarification needed]
In April, 2016, the album was re-released as part of the Record Store Day celebrations, on limited edition red vinyl, charting at No.5 on the vinyl album chart.
The memorial by which the band can be seen standing on the front cover is the Jephson Memorial in The Jephson Gardens, Leamington Spa, UK.
Accolades
Moseley Shoals: Deluxe Edition
Released on 7 March 2011, the remastered album contained the original track list, plus all the B-sides from the four singles released ("The Riverboat Song", "The Day We Caught the Train", "The Circle" and "You've Got It Bad"). Most of these (all except "You've Got It Bad (demo)", "Men of Such Opinion", "I Need a Love Song" and "Justine") appeared on the B-side compilation album B-sides, Seasides and Freerides.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ocean Colour Scene[15]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Riverboat Song" | 4:54 |
| 2. | "The Day We Caught the Train" | 3:06 |
| 3. | "The Circle" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Lining Your Pockets" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Fleeting Mind" | 5:09 |
| 6. | "40 Past Midnight" | 4:01 |
| 7. | "One for the Road" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "It's My Shadow" | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Policemen & Pirates" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "The Downstream" | 5:32 |
| 11. | "You've Got It Bad" | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Get Away" | 7:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So Sad" | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Charlie Brown Says" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Robin Hood" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "I Wanna Stay Alive with You" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Huckleberry Grove" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "You've Got It Bad (demo)" | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Here in My Heart" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Men of Such Opinion" | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Beautiful Losers" | 2:41 |
| 10. | "Mona Lisa Eyes" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "The Clock Struck 15 Hours Ago" | 3:06 |
| 12. | "I Need a Love Song" | 2:09 |
| 13. | "Chicken Bones and Stones" | 3:36 |
| 14. | "The Day We Caught the Train (acoustic)" | 3:22 |
| 15. | "Travellers Tune" | 3:45 |
| 16. | "Justine" | 3:18 |
| 17. | "Mrs Jones" | 2:58 |
| 18. | "Cool Cool Water" | 2:41 |
| 19. | "Top of the World" | 3:48 |
| 20. | "The Circle (acoustic)" | 3:06 |
| 21. | "Chelsea Walk" | 3:12 |
| 22. | "Alibis" | 3:04 |
| 23. | "Day Tripper (live)" | 4:22 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[15]
- Ocean Colour Scene
- Simon Fowler – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
- Steve Cradock – guitars, piano, vocals
- Damon Minchella – bass
- Oscar Harrison – drums, piano, vocals
- Additional personnel
- Paul Weller – organ (track 1), guitar (track 3), piano (track 7), backing vocals (track 7)
- Brendan Lynch – production
- Martyn Heyes – engineering
- Tony Keach – engineering assistance
- Tim Young – mastering
- Gerard Saint – sleeve design
- Lord Antony Mark Briggs – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | 3× Platinum | 900,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||