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The Bible 12" singles

Dsicography
Mahalia Graceland Graceland Crystal Palace
Honey Be Good Honey Be Good Honey Be Good promo Skywriting promo
Graceland new version Graceland Honey Be Good Honey Be Good promo
Dreamlife EP

Mahalia sleeve - 3973 Bytes Mahalia

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1986UKBacks12" 12NCH111-Deleted

A. Mahalia (extended version)
B1. Spend, Spend, Spend
B2. Sweetness

Produced by The Bible
Mixed by Greg Walsh (A)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd (A, B2), The Bible (B1)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: Voice, guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Clive Lawson: bass (A, B2)
Neill MacColl: guitar, bass (B1)
Kevin Flanagan: saxophone (A)
Jane Edwards: backing vocals (B2)

Notes:
The extended version of 'Mahalia' is the same length as the album version.

Graceland on Chrysalis sleeve - 4973 Bytes Graceland

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1986UKChrysalis12" CHS123036-Deleted

A1. Graceland
A2. Glorybound
B1. High Wide And Handsome (part 1)
B2. High Wide And Handsome (part 2)

Produced by The Bible
Mixed by Greg Walsh (A1)
Written by Boo Hewerdine / Tony Shepherd (A1), Boo Hewerdine (A2, B1, B2)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: Voice, guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Clive Lawson: bass (A1, A2)
Neill MacColl: guitar, bass (B1, B2)
Jane Edwards: backing vocals (A1)

Notes:
This version of 'Glorybound' is unique to this release. The label lists Glorybound as "(From the forthcoming album "EUREKA"?)". This version of Eureka was never released.

Graceland rerelease sleeve - 5932 Bytes Graceland

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1987UKChrysalis12" BIBX1-Deleted

A1. Graceland
A2. High Wide And Handsome
B1. The Slow Drag Down (live)
B2. Glorybound (live)
B3. Walking The Ghost Back Home (live)

Produced by The Bible (A1, A2), Phil Ross (B1-3)
Mixed by Greg Walsh (A1)

Musicians:
Musicians
Boo Hewerdine: Voice, guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Clive Lawson: bass (A1)
Neill MacColl: guitar (A2, B1-3), bass (A2)
Constance Redgrave: bass (B1-3)
Kevin Flanagan: saxophone (B3)

Notes:
Sleeve lists Kevin Hanagan [sic] on saxophone.

Crystal Palace sleeve - 5475 Bytes Crystal Palace

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1988UKChrysalis12" BIBX2-Deleted

A1. Crystal Palace
A2. Bubblehead
B1. The Golden Mile
B2. The Slow Drag Down

Produced by Steve Earle (A1), Pete Smith (B1, B2), The Bible (A2)
Mixed by Jon Kelly (A1)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: Voice, guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Greg Harewood: bass (A1)
Calum MacColl: bass (B2)
Neill MacColl: guitar, acoustic guitar (A2)
Graham Fuller: mouth organ (B1)

Honey Be Good sleeve - 7425 Bytes
UK		 honey_german.jpg - 4570 Bytes
Germany		 Honey Be Good

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1988UKChrysalis12" BIBX3-Deleted
1988GermanyChrysalis12" 611711-Deleted

A1. Honey Be Good
B1. Up In Smoke
B2. White Feathers
B3. Coming Of Age

Produced by Steve Earle (A1), The Bible (B1, B2), Pete Smith
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Greg Harewood: bass (A1, B1, B2)
Calum MacColl: bass (B3)
Neill MacColl: guitar
Kevin Flanagan: saxophone (B1)

Honey Be Good Canada sleeve - 7425 Bytes Honey Be Good

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1988CanadaChrysalis12" CS-8839-Deleted

A. Honey Be Good
B. Cigarette Girls

Produced by Steve Earle
Mixed by Bruce Lampcov (A), Chris Birkett (B)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: vocals, guitars
Neill MacColl: guitars, mandolin
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Greg Harewood: bass

Honey Be Good promo sleeve - 4570 Bytes Honey Be Good promo

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1988UKChrysalis12" BIBAX3-Deleted

A1. Honey Be Good (acoustic)
A2. Cigarette Girls (acoustic)
A3. King Chicago (acoustic)
B. White Feathers

Produced by Steve Earle (B)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl (A1, A2, B), Hewerdine (A3)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Neill MacColl: guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion (B)
Dave Larcombe: drums (B)
Greg Harewood: bass (B)

Notes:
Features the same live-in-the-studio tracks as the Skywriting promo.

Skywriting sleeve - 4153 Bytes Skywriting promo

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1988USAEnsign12" VAS1244-Deleted

A. Skywriting
B1. Live Intro WBCN audio icon - 119 Bytes
B2. Crystal Palace (acoustic)
B3. Live Intro WBCN audio icon - 119 Bytes
B4. Skywriting (acoustic)
B5. Live intro CFNY
B6. Skeleton Crew (acoustic)
B7. Live intro WNUA
B8. Honey Bo Good (acoustic)
B9. Live intro KTYD
B10. Cigarette Girls (acoustic)
B11. Live intro WNUA
B12. King Chicago (acoustic)

Produced by Steve Earle (A)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl except Hewerdine (B12)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Neill MacColl: guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion (A)
Dave Larcombe: drums (A)
Greg Harewood: bass (A)

Notes:
Promotional only. Features a DJ interviewing Boo & Neill and live-in-the-studio tracks.

Graceland new version sleeve - 6612 Bytes Graceland new version

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1989UKChrysalis12" BIBX4-Deleted

A1. Graceland (extended new version)
A2. Abraham, Martin & John
B1. Eureka
B2. Mayday

Produced by Jon Kelly (A1), The Bible (A2, B1, B2)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd (A1), D. Holler (A2), Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl (B1, B2)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Leroy Lendor: bass (A1)
Neill MacColl: guitar, bass (B1)
Greg Harewood: bass (A2, B2)

Notes:
White-label promos exist with the same catalogue number and a black die-cut sleeve.

Graceland German sleeve - 7409 Bytes Graceland

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1989GermanyChrysalis12"612010-Deleted

A. Graceland
B1. Cigarette Girls (acoustic version)
B2. King Chicago (acoustic version)

Produced by Hewerdine / Shepherd (A)
Remixed by Greg Walsh (A)
Recorded at Radio 107, Hamburg, 18th October 1988.
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd (A), Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl (B1), Hewerdine (B2)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Neill MacColl: guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion (A)
Dave Larcombe: drums (A)
Clive Lawson: bass (A)

Honey Be Good rerelease sleeve - 7091 Bytes Honey Be Good

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1989UKChrysalis12" BIBX5-Deleted

A1. Honey Be Good
A2. Skywriting (alternative version)
B1. King Chicago (new version)
B2. Electric Money

Produced by Steve Earle (A1), The Bible & Owen Morris (A2, B1, B2)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl (A1, A2, B2), Hewerdine (B1)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Neill MacColl: guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Greg Harewood: bass (A1)
Calum MacColl: bass (B2)
Kevin Flanagan: saxophone (B1)

Honey Be Good acoustic EP sleeve - 6280 Bytes Honey Be Good promo

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1989UKChrysalis12" BIBAX5-Deleted

A1. Honey Be Good
A2. I'm So Lonesome (I Could Cry)
B1. Motherless Child
B2. On Broadway

Produced by Steve Earle (A1), The Bible & Owen Morris (A2, B1, B2)
Written by Hewerdine / Shepherd / Larcombe / MacColl (A1), Williams (A2), Trad., Arr. Hewerdine/ MacColl (B1), Mann / Weill / Leiber / Stoller (B2)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: voice, guitar
Neill MacColl: guitar
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion (A1)
Dave Larcombe: drums (A1)
Greg Harewood: bass (A1)

Dreamlife EP sleeve - 8824 Bytes Dreamlife EP

YearCountryLabelFormatNumberCommentsAvailability
1994UKblanco y negro12" NEG78T-Deleted
1994UKblanco y negroMCNEG78C-Deleted

A1. Dreamlife
A2. Mosquito
B1. Firedogs
B2. Explaining Love To Aliens

Recorded by Jim Abbiss
Written by Hewerdine / MacColl (A1), Hewerdine (A2), Hewerdine / Shepherd / Clark (B1), Hewerdine / The Bible (B2)

Musicians:
Boo Hewerdine: vocals, guitars
Neill MacColl: guitars
Tony Shepherd: keyboards, percussion
Dave Larcombe: drums
Leroy Lendor: bass