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A Storm In Heaven (15 June 1993)
UK CD (CDHUT10), LP (HUTLP10), MD (MDHUT10), CS (HUTMC10) Hut Recordings
US CD (YARDCD3) Vernon Yard
JP CD (VJCP-28184) VC Records / Hut Recordings (1st Issue 1993 September 8th)
JP CD (VJCP-3367) VC Records / Hut Recordings (2nd Issue)
JP CD (TOCP53578) VC Records / Hut Recordings (Ltd. Edition): 1 Star Sail (3:59); 2 Sail Away (4:03); 3 Already There (5:39); 4 Beautiful Mind (5:28); 5 The Sun, The Sea (5:16); 6 Virtual World (6:21); 7 Make It 'Til Monday (3:05); 8 Blue (3:25); 9 Butterfly (3:08); 10 See You In The Next One (Have A Good Time) (6:39); 11.Endless Life *; 12.Where The Geese Go *; 13.No Come Down *
* Japan Only Bonus Tracks
All tracks written by Verve.
Produced and mixed by John Leckie.
Engineered & programmed by John Cornfield.
Recorded at The Sawmills Studios, Cornwall, England.
Published by Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Sleeve concept, design & art direction by Brian Cannon for Microdot.
Photography by Michael Spencer Jones.
The Verve:
Simon Jones (Bass)
Peter Salisbury (Drums)
Richard Ashcroft (Vocals)
Nick McCabe (Guitars)
Other Musicians:
Horns arranged by Kick Horns (Simon Clarke, Tim Sanders, Roddy Lorimer)
Yvette Lacey (Chorus flute)
Simon Clarke (Solo flute)

A Northern Soul (20 June 1995)
UK CD (CDHUT27), LP (HUTLP27), MD (MDHUT27), CS (HUTMC27) Hut Recordings
US CD (??) Vernon Yard
JP CD (??) VC Records / Hut Recordings: 1. A New Decade; 2. This Is Music; 3. On Your Own; 4. So It Goes; 5. A Northern Soul; 6. Brainstorm Interlude; 7. Drive You Home; 8. History; 9. No Knock on My Door; 10. Life's an Ocean; 11. Stormy Clouds; 12. (Reprise)
Inital copies came in special gatefold digpack-like(?) packaging with postcards
All tracks written by The Verve.
All tracks produced by Owen Morris & The Verve.
Studio assistant Mark Lee.
Recorded & mixed at Loco Studios, Wales.
Mastered by Jack Adams at The Townhouse.
The Verve:
Simon Jones (Bass)
Peter Salisbury (Drums)
Richard Ashcroft (Vocals)
Nick McCabe (Guitars)
Other musicians:
Owen Morris (Hammond organ & synthesized strings)
Wil Malone / Owen Morris (String arrangement)
Gavin Wright & London Session Orchestra (Strings)

Urban Hymns (20 June 1995)
UK CD (CDHUT45), LP (HUTLP45), MD (MDHUT45), CS (HUTMC45) CD-PR (COPHUT)*, Hut Recordings
US CD (??) Vernon Yard
JP CD (VJCP25338) VC Records / Hut Recordings
JP CD (TOCP53517) VC Records / Hut Recordings (2005): 1. Bitter Sweet Symphony; 2. Sonnet; 3. The Rolling People; 4. The Drugs Don't Work; 5. Catching the Butterfly; 6. Neon Wilderness; 7. Space and Time; 8. Weeping Willow; 9. Lucky Man; 10. One Day; 11. This Time; 12. Velvet Morning; 13. Come On; 13. Deep Freeze (Hidden track @ 13.04 on 'Come On'); Japan CD Tracklisting; 1. Bitter Sweet Symphony; 2. Sonnet; 3. The Rolling People; 4. The Drugs Don't Work; 5. Catching the Butterfly; 6. Neon Wilderness; 7. Space and Time; 8. Weeping Willow; 9. Lucky Man; 10. One Day; 11. This Time; 12. Velvet Morning; 13. Come On; 13. Lord I Guess I'll Never Know; 14. Come On; 15. Deep Freeze
*UK promo copies came in cardboard hymn book syle packaging
Programming by Mel Wesson and Paul Taylor.
All tracks recorded by Chris Potter.
Assistant engineers: Gareth Ashton, Lorraine Francis, Jan Kybert.
All tracks published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. except track 1.
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, England.
A Microdot sleeve: Designed and directed by Brian Cannon.
Assisted by Martin Catherall and Matthew Sankey.
Cover and interior Photography by Michael Spencer Jones.
Additional interior Photography by John Horsley and Chris Floyd.
Management: Jazz Summers / Tim Parry.
The Verve:
Simon Jones (Bass)
Peter Salisbury (Drums)
Richard Ashcroft (Vocals)
Nick McCabe (Guitars)
Simon Tong (Guitars/Keyboards)
Other Musicians:
Wil Malone (Strings)

This Is Music: The Singles 92-98 (1 November 2004)
UK CD (CDV2991) Virgin
US CD (??) Virgin
JP CD (VJCP68692) Virgin: 1. This Is Music; 2. Slide Away; 3. Lucky Man; 4. History; 5. She's A Superstar; 6. On Your Own; 7. Blue; 8. Sonnet; 9. All In The Mind; 10. The Drugs Don't Work; 11. Gravity Grave; 12. Bittersweet Symphony; 13. This Could Be My Moment; 14. Monte Carlo; 15. I See The Door *
Tracks 13 & 14 Previously Unreleased
A Storm In Heaven Singles songs (2, 5, 7, 9 and 11) have been remastered
* Japan only bonus track
Producer - Barry Clempson (tracks: 5, 11) , John Leckie (tracks: 2, 7, 9) , Owen Morris (tracks: 1, 4, 6) , Paul Schroeder (tracks: 9) , Verve, The (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13) , Will Malone (tracks: 3, 10) , Youth (tracks: 3, 8, 10, 12, 13)
The Verve:
Simon Jones (Bass)
Peter Salisbury (Drums)
Richard Ashcroft (Vocals)
Nick McCabe (Guitars)
Simon Tong (Guitars/Keyboards)
ADDITIONAL NOTES: Many of the tracks on this are slightly different from the original versions. Here is a breakdown, courtesy of twentysixdollars on the Spiritualized.com forum.: 1. This Is Music - Compressed compared to the ANS version, slightly remixed but not dramatically.; 2. Slide Away - Guitars are much louder. Vocals much more forward in the mix - at one point (second verse) it's clear that this is a different vocal take than the album version. Considerable compression.; 3. Lucky Man - same as album version I think.; 4. History - Compressed quite severely.; 5. She's a Superstar - 7"/Verve EP edit - ditto - also, vocal moved forward a bit.; 6. On Your Own - quite different from the album version. The piano throughout (left channel) is much more prominent, the guitars less so. The vocals are brought forward a bit, particularly at the end.; 7. Blue - Much longer intro; no other version has this. Seems to be based on the USA mix, but again the vocal may be a different take.; 8. Sonnet - same as album version.; 9. All In the Mind - not sure. Vocals have been brought forward, guitars toned down a bit. Drums (esp. cymbalwork) seem to have been brought up; hard to tell as I'm working from memory.; 10. Drugs Don't Work - album version.; 11. Gravity Grave - A desecration. This is the long version, but quite different from the one released on the original CD single. The vocal has been brought forward and is conceivably a different take; the newly-prominent echo on the right channel seems to pertain to the originally-released vocal and not the one here. Flute and harmonica have been brought up, guitars toned down considerably and panned hard in either direction, second half quite compressed.; 12. Bitter Sweet Symphony - hard to tell.