Great Escape (The Rifles album) explained

Great Escape
Type:studio
Artist:The Rifles
Cover:GreatEscapeCover.jpg
Released:26 January 2009
Recorded:2007–2008
Genre:Indie rock
Label:679 Recordings
Nettwerk
Producer:Stan Kybert
Dave McCracken
Prev Title:No Love Lost
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Freedom Run
Next Year:2011

Great Escape is the second studio album from The Rifles, released on 26 January 2009 after it was delayed from its initial release date of 13 October 2008.[1] The album delay was somewhat attributed to the length of time it took to record. The Rifles used two different producers, Dave McCracken and Stan "Jan" Kybert, as well as recording the album in three different locations.

The Rifles used Dave Davies' (The Kinks) Konk Studios in Crouch End, Dan Hawkins' (The Darkness) studio Leeders Farm, and "The Pool" in Miloco Studios to record the album.[2]

The working title for the album was The Pavement's Diaries.[3]

The album was released in North America on 15 September 2009 through Nettwerk Music Group.

Track listing

Track listing Japan Edition

In popular culture

"The Great Escape" was used on the soundtrack of the 2011 video game Test Drive Unlimited 2.

"Winter Calls" was used on a Dasani water commercial, and in several episodes of the third series of BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey.

Personnel

Production

Notes and References

  1. Web site: update! ep! o yeah we love ya!! van The Rifles op Myspace . Blogs.myspace.com . 2012-02-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207065936/http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view . 2009-02-07 . dead .
  2. http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/4628/Rifles_all_fired_up.html Highland news interview 08-09-2008
  3. http://www.whatsonsouthwest.co.uk/article.php?id=14582 The Rifles in Exeter and Plymouth (preview)