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Hefner: The Fidelity Wars

On July 12, 1999, “Too Pure” label released “The Fidelity Wars”, the second Hefner studio album. It was recorded in 1999, at “Roadhouse Studios” in London.

Personnel:

  • Darren Hayman – vocals, guitar
  • Jack Hayter – flute, stylophone, pedal steel
  • John Morrison – bass guitar
  • Antony Harding – drums
  • Gina Birch – vocals
  • Peter Astor – guitar
  • Martin Slattery – organ, tenor saxophone
  • Neil Yates – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Matt Coleman – trombone
  • Christopher Andrews – scratching
  • Miti Adhikari – engineer, mixing
  • Simon Askew – engineer assistant
  • Sean Doherty – engineer assistant
  • Jeremy Gill – engineer assistant
  • Simon Morris – engineer assistant

Track listing:

All tracks by Darren Hayman.

  1. The Hymn for the Cigarettes
  2. May God Protect Your Home
  3. The Hymn for the Alcohol
  4. I Took Her Love for Granted
  5. Every Little Gesture
  6. Weight of the Stars
  7. I Stole a Bride
  8. We Were Meant to Be
  9. Fat Kelly’s Teeth
  10. Don’t Flake Out on Me
  11. I Love Only You

Hefner: Breaking God’s Heart

On July 6, 1998, “Too Pure” label released “Breaking God’s Heart”, the debut Hefner studio album. It was recorded in 1998 at “CaVa Studios” in Glasgow, and was produced by Darren Hayman, Antony Harding and Jack Hayter.

Personnel:

  • Darren Hayman – vocals, guitar, piano, design
  • Antony Harding – vocals, drums
  • Jack Hayter– vocals, guitar, pedal steel guitar, keyboards, fiddle
  • Tony Doogan – engineer
  • Sean Magee – mastering

Track listing:

  1. The Sweetness Lies Within
  2. The Sad Witch
  3. A Hymn for the Postal Service
  4. Love Will Destroy Us in the End
  5. Librarian
  6. God Is on My Side
  7. Another Better Friend
  8. Love Inside the Stud Farm
  9. Tactile
  10. Eloping