Haircut One Hundred - Pelican West 40 (The 4-CD Celebration Edition) (1982/2023)

Demon Records are delighted to announce the release of Pelican West 40, a celebration edition of Haircut One 100’s much-loved debut album, released with full cooperation of the band. A 54-track extravaganza that celebrates the bright, burning, brief career of Haircut 100. The group moved from being London underground darlings to chart sensations in less than six months, and within a year had disappeared into pop’s ether, leaving behind one memorable album and four Top 10 UK singles.

The set features new mastering from the original tapes of their debut album Pelican West, first released in February 1982, reaching No 2 in the UK and No 31 in the US.

A disc of extended versions, B-sides and special remixes.

Junction Box – The Unfinished Tracks. Pelican West 40 includes first-ever release of the eleven tracks that the band were working on in late Summer 1982 for the follow up album to Pelican West, to be titled Blue Hat For A Blue Day. Although unfinished, the five instrumentals, one guide- and five vocal tracks enthusiastically illustrate what would have happened next. Includes the Haircut 100 version of Club Boy At Sea and Whistle Down The Wind as well as an instrumental of A Blue Hat For A Blue Day, which were all to feature on Nick Heyward’s first solo album, North Of A Miracle in 1983.

Haircut 100% Live! Hammersmith Odeon Spring 1982 – A live album that highlights the group at the summit of their powers – high speed funk, to-die for pop and sweet melodies against the backdrop of Haircutmania. No overdubs and the high-octane energy of youth.

Mastered by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering.

Tracklist
Pelican West - Original Album
1-1 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
1-2 Love Plus One
1-3 Lemon Firebrigade
1-4 Marine Boy
1-5 Milk Film
1-6 Kingsize (You’re My Little Steam Whistle)
1-7 Fantastic Day
1-8 Baked Beans
1-9 Snow Girl
1-10 Love’s Got Me In Triangles
1-11 Surprise Me Again
1-12 Calling Captain Autumn
1-13 Nobody’s Fool
1-14 October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2)

Pelican West - Pelican Plus
2-1 Boat Party (7" Version)
2-2 Ski Club
2-3 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (12" Version)
2-4 Love Plus One (12" Version)
2-5 Fantastic Day (12" Version)
2-6 Calling Captain Autumn (Special Extended Version)
2-7 Boat Party (12" Version)
2-8 Marine Boy (12" Version)
2-9 Ski Club Of Great Britain
2-10 Love’s Got Me In Triangles (Extended Version)
2-11 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Extended Remix)
2-12 Fantastic Day (Live)
2-13 Calling Captain Autumn (12" Version)
2-14 Nobody’s Fool (12" Version)
2-15 October Is Orange (Day 1 & 2) (12" Version)

Junction Box - The Unfinished Tracks
3-1 I Believe In Sundays
3-2 Maytime Moments (Instrumental)
3-3 Cheek To Cheek (Instrumental)
3-4 Hayley's Heart (Guide Vocal)
3-5 A Blue Hat For A Blue Day (Instrumental)
3-6 Coming Home (Instrumental)
3-7 Brookfield Girl
3-8 Sunny Boy, Sunny Girl
3-9 Club Boy At Sea
3-10 Steam Bus Junction (Instrumental)
3-11 Whistle Down The Wind

Haircut 100% Live - Hammersmith Odeon Spring 1982
4-1 Low Rider
4-2 Baked Beans
4-3 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)
4-4 Calling Captain Autumn
4-5 Milk Film
4-6 Snow Girl
4-7 Lemon Firebrigade
4-8 Fantastic Day
4-9 Love’s Got Me In Triangles
4-10 Love Plus One
4-11 Kingsize (You’re My Little Steam Whistle)
4-12 Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (Long)
4-13 Calling Captain Autumn
4-14 Love Plus One (Encore)