The 1995 War Child charity album Help will be re-released to mark its 25th anniversary.
The album features a stunning array of UK artists including The Stone Roses, Radiohead, The Charlatans, The Boo Radleys, Blur, Suede, Oasis, Portishead, Sinéad O'Connor, and The Smokin' Mojo Filters (aka Paul McCartney, Paul Weller, and Noel Gallagher) among others.
The legendary compilation was inspired by John Lennon's quote:
"The best record you can make, is recorded on Monday, cut on Tuesday, pressed up on Wednesday, packaged on Thursday, distributed on Friday, in the shops on Saturday."
Inspired, participating artists went into studios all over Europe on September 4th and within 24 hours 20 tracks were recorded. Help came together so quickly that the artwork for the album did not contain a tracklisting because at the time organizers didn't know which songs and artists would completed in time.
Recording began September 4th and only days later, September 9th, the album went on sale in shops and sold 70,000 copies that day. The compilation raised over 2 million dollars and launched War Child, which protects, educates, and supports children in war. To date the charity has aided over a million children caught in the crossfire of war.
The album will be reissued September 9th -- 25 years to the day of the original release physically on black vinyl and digitally on streaming services. Along with the original material, the 2020 version of Help will include a newly recorded version of The Smokin' Mojo Filters (McCartney, Weller, and Gallagher) covering The Beatles classic "Come Together."
View the tracklisting for the original Help release below and learn more about War Child here.
Help -- tracklisting
01. Oasis and Friends - Fade Away
02. The Boo Radleys - Oh Brother
03. The Stone Roses - Love Spreads
04. Radiohead - Lucky
05. Orbital - Adnan
06. Portishead - Mourning Air 07. Massive Attack - Fake The Aroma
08. Suede - Shipbuilding
09. The Charlatans - Time For Livin'
10. Stereo MC's - Sweetest Truth (Show No Fear)
11. Sinéad O'Connor - Ode To Billy Joe
12. Levellers - Searchlights
13. Manic Street Preachers - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
14. Terrorvision - Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt
15. The One World Orchestra (aka The KLF) - The Magnificent
16. Planet 4 Folk Quartet - Message To Crommie
17. Terry Hall And Salad - Dream A Little Dream
18. Neneh Cherry and Trout - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
19. Blur - Eine Kleine Lift Musik
20. The Smokin' Mojo Filters - Come Together