Ian McNabb Solo Discography: 1993 - 2010

FAIRFIELD. FAIRCD8 RECORDED AND MIXED BY MIKE CAVE

They Settled For Less Than They Wanted, The Absentee, Believer Of Me, Picture Of The Moon, Hope Street Rag, The Lonely Ones, Steel And Glass, A Secret Everybody Knows, Little Princess, Hurricane Elaine, You Stone My Soul, May You Always.

“Live recording from my two nights at the Rodewald Suite at the Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool 8th - 9th June 2007. A Lennon cover and the best ever version of Little Princess.” IMc

FAIRFIELD. FAIRCD7 PRODUCED BY IAN MCNABB AND MIKE CAVE

Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To (Demo), Picture Of The Moon (Loud Guiter Version), Messgae From The Country, The New Me (Version), They Shoot Horses Don’t They?, People Don’t Stop Believin’, They Will Find You Out, The Absentee, The Nicest Kind Of Lie (Version), The
Lonely Ones [1] (Version), Finally Getting Over You (Band Version), Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To (Single Edit).

“Outtakes from the BAOT sessions. Some of these versions are better in my opinion" IMc

FAIRFIELD/UNIVERSAL. FAIRCD6 PRODUCED BY IAN MCNABB AND MIKE CAVE
There Oughta Be A Law, Before All Of This, Unfinished Business In London Town [For Lee], Western Eyes, The Lonely Ones [1], Rider [The Heartless Mare], Finally Getting Over You, Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To, The Nicest Kind Of Lie, Lovers At The End Of Time, Picture Of The Moon, The New Me, Keeping Your Love Alive, The Lonely Ones [2].

“Half acoustic and half electric, recorded a year apart. Scored a minor hit with Let The Young Girl... A labour of love. Literally. Very personal. Perhaps a bit too much so. Recorded at Parr St. and Mike Cave’s Loft Studio. Strange times. Read the book.” IMc

FAIRFIELD/UNIVERSAL. FAIRCD4 (See disc for varied production credits).

DISC ONE: Liverpool Girl, Camaraderie, Livin’ Proof (Miracles Can Happen), All Things To Everyone, Great Dreams Of Heaven, Potency, If Love Was Like Guitars, The Man Who Can Make A Woman Laugh, You Must Be Prepared To Dream, German Soldier’s Helmet Circa 1943, You Stone My Soul, I’m A Genius, Friend Of My Enemy, Lady By Degrees, Merseybeast.

DISC TWO: Play The Hand They Deal You, (I Go) My Own Way, If My Daddy Could See Me Now, For You, Angel, Time You Were In Love, Don’t Patronize Me, Trams In Amsterdam, Woo Yer, Salt Of The Earth, Great Dreams Of Heaven, Rock, Sometimes I Think About You, What’s It All About?, The Slider, Go Into The Light.

“A straighforward trawl through my back catalogue so far, plus b sides etc.” IMc

FAIRFIELD. OB1 (See disc for varied production credits).

DISC ONE: Merseybeast (Demo), Friend Of My Enemy (Demo), Beautiful Old Mystery (Demo), You Must Be Prepared To Dream (Radio session), Sing (Demo), You Only Get What You Deserve (Demo), Liverpool Girl (Demo), Love’s Young Dream (Demo), Hollywood Tears (Alternate vocal), Rollin’ On [The Things We Gave Away] (Demo), Livin’ Proof [Miracles Can Happen] (Live), Glory Be (demo).

DISC TWO: Heydays (Demo), Right On Time (demo), Growing Younger (Demo), May You Always (Demo), Somebody Tell Rebecca (Outtake), Something Wonderful (demo), These Are The Days (Radio session), Love, Where Are You? (Demo), Sometimes I Think About You (Live), Don’t Patronize Me (Demo), Available Light (Demo), Won’t Get Fooled Again (Outtake).

“More from the drawer. A double album of outtakes, radio sessions and demos. Limited to 1,000 numbered copies. Very rare. Don’t think I even kept one of these for myself. I usually put these things out when I’m running out of money and they’ll sell out in a week. More to come!” IMc

FAIRFIELD. FAIRCD3 PRODUCED BY IAN MCNABB AND MIKE CAVE

Nothin’ But Time, Ain’t No Way To Behave, An Honest Mistake, May And December,
All Things To Everyone, Lady By Degrees, Other People, Gulf Coast Rockin’, German Soldier’s Helmet Circa 1943, The Things You Do, The Human Heart And How It Works, Hurricane Elaine,
Pampered Pop Star Millionaire Miserabilist Blues, The Prize.

“Basically a bunch of 16 track analog publishing demos that I decided to release as they were - as I thought they had a great vibe. Recorded in Studio 2 at Parr St. before it became an alcohol boutique. Very simple. I could have fannyed around with these songs for ages trying to make them sound more impressive, but I knew I’d never improve on them really. There were complaints at the time but I think the record has stood up really well. Some of my very best songs on one disc.” IMc

EVANGELINE. GEL 4034

Loveless Age, Camaraderie, Fire Inside My Soul, Gak Mummy No. 1, Im A Genius, Me And The Devil, Why Are The Beautiful So Sad, Misty Meadows, Not Lost Enough To Be Rescued, Time Of My Time, Great Dreams Of Heaven, Nobody Say Nothin’ To No One, You Stone My Soul, The New Golden Age.

“A compilation album of previously unreleasable material. Knocked out quickly due to mild panic incurred by negative reaction to previous album. Outtakes and alternative versions. Faith quickly restored. A fan favourite. Production credits not listed here as there are too many. Buy the album!” IMc

SANCTUARY. SANCD011. PRODUCED BY IAN MCNABB AND GEOFF DUGMORE

Livin’ Proof (Miracles Can Happen), Whatever It Takes, What You Wanted, Liverpool Girl, (If We Believe) What Love Can Do, Alright With Me, Hollywood Tears, Open Air, Nothin’ Less Than The Very Best, Hotel Stationary, Rockin’ For Jesus, Friend Of My Enemy, Moment In The Sun, (I Wish I Was In) California.

“Recorded mainly on Pete Townshend’s barge on the Thames. To my knowledge the only album I’ve made on water. An attempt at a powerpop/rock album after me being sequestered in the acoustic mode for a few years. Nicknamed Batman due to the cover. Treated with suspicion by critics and fans alike who found many of the songs to be superficial and lightweight. A personal favourite.” IMc

SANCTUARY. FAIR CD2 MIXED BY IAN MCNABB AND STEVE POWELL

Hollow Horse, Sex With Someone You Love, Great Dreams Of Heaven, Permanent Damage, Little Girl Lost, I’m A Genius, One True Love, Why Are The Beautiful So Sad?, When It All Comes Down, A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You), Fire Inside My Soul, What She Did To My Mind, Merseybeast, Camaraderie, Reaping The Rich Harvest.

“Recorded at the Voodoo Room, Life Cafe, Liverpool, 13th-14th December 1999. Couldn’t resisit doing a live album at a place called Life as I knew the title was brilliant. Does what it says on the tin" IMc

FAIRFIELD. FAIR CD1. PRODUCED BY IAN MCNABB.

Sex With Someone You Love, A Guy Like Me (And A Girl Like You), Loveless Age, You Only Get What You Deserve, Bloom, The Man Who Can Make A Woman Laugh, Liverpool Girl, Absolutely Wrong, Little Princess, Girls Are Birds.

“Recorded at Monnow Valley, South Wales. Very nearly called Back To Monnow. Damn. Two Waterboys showed up as did Danny Thompson with his big bass violin. Made very quickly due to the fact that I was paying for it. Songs largely about a failed romance. Drumless" IMc

THIS WAY UP. 524 240-2 PRODUCED BY IAN MCNABB AND PETE SCHWIER. ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION AND MIXING BY BRUCE LAMPCOV

Merseybeast, Affirmation, Beautiful Old Mystery, Love’s Young Dream, Camaraderie,
Don’t Put Your Spell On Me, Heydays, Little Bit Of Magic, You Stone My Soul, Too Close To The Sun, They Settled For Less Than They Wanted, I’m A Genius, Available Light, Merseybeast (Reprise).

“Recorded in South Wales, London and Liverpool. A real effort was made to write pop songs on this one as everything was so long on HLAR the radio didn’t know where to start. Formed a tight little three piece band to play on all the tracks. Felt like a bit of a hangover after the big album. Toured a lot. Had fun. A lot of people think this is my best album. The radio still didn’t know where to start.” IMc