The Listening Pool

The Listening Pool

Infobox musical artist |
Name = The Listening Pool
Background = group_or_band
Origin = The Wirral, England
Genre = Pop
Years_active = 1989–1996
Label = Telegraph
Associated_acts = Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Past_members = Paul Humphreys
Malcolm Holmes
Martin Cooper

The Listening Pool were a English band. It was founded by three former members of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), after the original line-up split in 1989. The group was comprised of Paul Humphreys, Malcolm Holmes and Martin Cooper.

History

Name

Martin Cooper on how they came up with the band's name:

Paul Humphreys:

Contractual difficulties

The Listening Pool had to overcome a few obstacles before they could release their CD. The Listening Pool could not release any music since Paul and Andy McCluskey signed an agreement releasing Paul from his contract with Virgin Records while allowing Andy to continue using the name OMD. Until new OMD material was issued, nothing could be done on Paul’s end.

Martin:The Listening Pool originally signed with a record label called Inevitable, which as luck would have it, inevitably folded. The Listening Pool then formed their own independent label, Telegraph Records. OMD used the fictitious "Telegraph" label for "Dazzle Ships" (1983), in order to maintain the image of being signed to an "indie" label.

Debut Album

The Listening Pool released its debut album titled "Still Life" in 1994 and was met with rave reviews from the British press. The style of "Still Life" is quite a change from the electronic sound of the OMD of old utilizing the individual talents of the members with more acoustic drums, saxophone and keyboards.

plit

In 1996, after recording some songs intended for a follow-up album, the band split. In 2007 the classic OMD line-up (McCluskey, Humphreys, Cooper, and Holmes) reunited for a series of concerts. The Listening Pool album and single are now only available thru Malcolm Holmes' web based label http://www.finmusic.co.uk.

Discography

Albums

"Still Life" (1994)
# "Meant To Be" – 4:15
# "Oil for the Lamps of China" – 3:34
# "Follow Where You Go" – 3:54
# "Breathless" – 4:17
# "Somebody Somewhere" (with Paul Roberts) – 4:03
# "Photograph of You" (with Simon Dutton) – 4:17
# "Promised the World" – 4:28
# "Blue Africa" – 4:33
# "Still Life" – 4:34
# "Where Do We Go from Here" – 3:33
# "Wild Strawberries" (with Thomas Lang) – 3:55
# "Hand Me That Universe" – 2:11

ingles

Oil for the Lamps of China (1993)
*CD single
# "Oil for the Lamps of China" – 3:34
# "Where Do We Go From Here" – 3:34
# "Oil for the Lamps of China (Extended Version)" – 6:02
# "Oil for the Lamps of China (Instrumental)" – 3:30
*12" single
# "Oil for the Lamps of China (Extended Version)" – 6:00
# "Oil for the Lamps of China (Single Mix)" – 3:30
# "Where Do We Go From Here" – 3:34
*Cassette single
# "Oil for the Lamps of China" – 3:34
# "Where Do We Go From Here" – 3:34
# "Oil for the Lamps of China (Extended Version)" – 6:02
# "Oil for the Lamps of China (Instrumental)" – 3:30Meant To Be (1995)
*CD Single
# "Meant To Be" – 4:15
# "Meant To Be (Extended Version)" – 6:42
# "Meant To Be (Instrumental)" – 4:18

Telegraph Records

The Listening Pool formed their own independent label, Telegraph Records. Besides releasing their own work, they also signed artists like Peter Coyle (both as a solo artist and as part of Pure Journey) and China Crisis. The label didn't last long, so its catalogue is rather small.

Releases

External links


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