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Cornershop: Hold on it Hurts

On January 31, 1994, “Wiiija” label released “Hold On It Hurts”, the debut Cornershop album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Suite 16” in Rochdale, “The Green Room” in Brighton, “Stayfree” in Leicester, “West Orange” in Preston, and was produced by John Wills, John Robb and Tjinder Singh.

Personnel:

  • Tjinder Singh– vocals, bass
  • Avtar Singh – guitar
  • Ben Ayres – vocals, guitar
  • Wallis Healey – guitar
  • Anthony “Saffs” Saffery – sitar, keyboards
  • David Chambers – drums
  • Emma Davies – keyboards
  • Alastair Dickins – clarinet
  • Raj Patel – dholki
  • Dale Shaw – vocals
  • Richard Whelan – engineer
  • Andy Green – engineer
  • Kevin Reverb– engineer
  • Rob – engineer
  • Charlie – engineer
  • Rex – engineer
  • Mike Marsh – mastering
  • Malcolm Maybury – photography
  • Lloyd Thomas – inner sleeve art

 Track listing:

All lyrics by Tjinder Singh, all music by Tjinder Singh, Avtar Singh, Ben Ayres, Wallis Healey, Anthony “Saffs” Saffery and David Chambers.

  1. Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson
  2. Kalluri’s Radio
  3. Readers Wives
  4. Change
  5. Inside Rani
  6. Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal
  7. Counteraction
  8. Where D’U Get Your Information
  9. Tera Mera Pyar
  10. You Always Said My Language Would Get Me into Trouble

 

 

Cornershop: Handcream for a Generation

Handcream

On April 1, 2002,” Wiiija” label released “Handcream for a Generation”, the fourth Cornershop” studio album. It was recorded in 2002, at “West Orange Studios”, “Eastcote Studios”, and was produced by Tjinder Singh.

Personnel:

  • Tjinder Singh – vocals, guitar
  • Ben Ayers – keyboards, guitar, tamboura
  • Otis Clay – vocals
  • Jack Wilson – vocals
  • Kojak – vocals
  • Noel Gallagher – electric guitar
  • Ian Hooper – keyboards
  • Alan Gregson – bass, electric piano, engineer
  • Paul McGuigan – bass
  • David Chambers – drums
  • Sheema Mukherjee – sitar
  • Mick Greenwood – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Julian Arguelles – bass clarinet
  • Grace Winder, Joy Ellison, Richard Curran – violin
  • Penny Holt – cello
  • Doreen Edwards – backing vocals
  • Philip Bagenal – engineer
  • Mike Marsh – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Tjinder Singh.

  1. Heavy Soup
  2. Staging the Plaguing of the Raised Platform
  3. Music Plus 1
  4. Lessons Learned from Rocky I to Rocky III
  5. Wogs Will Walk
  6. Motion the 11
  7. People Power
  8. Sounds Super Recordings
  9. The London Radar
  10. Spectral Mornings
  11. Slip the Drummer One
  12. Heavy Soup (outro)
  13. Bonus Track