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| Hope of the States | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  |
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| Years active | ||
| Website | www.hopeofthestates.co.uk | |
| Members | ||
| Sam
Herlihy Michael Hibbert Simon Jones Michael Siddell Anthony Theaker Paul Wilson |
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| Former members | ||
| Jimmi
Lawrence Keith Seymour |
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Hope of the States were a
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All instruments are as listed in the sleeve notes for the
band's second album
The group named themselves after a 1930s paper on the state of
the
The band's most extensive UK tour started in October 2004,
beginning with a date in
Much of 2005 was spent in the recording studio, with only 6
live sets played, as the band worked hard on their follow up to The
Lost Riots. An acoustic performance in London gave glimpses
of many songs which Sam confirmed will accompany the group's second
album,
The band worked with fansite 'The Halfway Home' to produce an
advent calendar for the runup to Christmas 2005. The only studio
recording released in 2005 was the final day's surprise, the song '
In April 2006 the band released a new EP,
The band appeared at the
Hope Of The States comment… "We can walk away at this point as friends and be increasingly proud of what we have done. Thank you to everyone for all your support and the incredible times we have shared with our fans and supporters”
Since the split members of the band have gone on to perform as
| Year | Song | Album | ||
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| "Black Dollar Bills" | - | - | " |
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| "Enemies/Friends" | #25 | - | " |
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| "The Red the White the Black the Blue" | #15 | - | " |
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| "Nehemiah" | #30 | - | " |
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| "Blood Meridian" | - | - | " |
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| "Sing It Out" | #39 | - | " |
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| "Left" | #63 | - | " |
Also of note are Thee Dust Racket
The Dust Rackets (sometimes known as Thee Dust
Rackets) are a
The name "The Dust Rackets" was first used
by the band in March 2004, when a trio of secret gigs following the
completion of their debut album
| “ | Dear
friends,
After many days, weeks, months of strife and feverish building on a RECORD! worthy of their good name thee hopeofthestates shall be performing songs and pictures on the following dates: THURSDAY 15TH APRIL-LONDON FRIDAY 16TH APRIL-MANCHESTER SATURDAY 17TH APRIL-BRISTOL LOUISIANA On all advertisements for the above shows thee hopeofthestates are billed as "The Dust Rackets", as support to our dear, dear friends the brave and sweet perfection of Komakino. Thee hopeofthestates shall be headlining on each night however. We hope and pray to see many of our kindly and most patient supporters on these late nights and shall endeavour to stage a return of magnificent design and grandly swelling hearts for yis all. Finally, run with yr coins all speedy dear friends! There be not many golden tickets around ah hear.... |
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It was at these gigs that Singin' It All Wrong (the first of the Dust Rackets CDRs) was "released". One copy was handed out at each gig to fans, who were instructed to make copies and send them on to a number of other fans, but were forbidden to put the tracks online or to sell them on.
Six track CDR bolted to a section of plank from a chicken shed. Only three copies exist in the hands of fans.
Four track CDR handed out on Hope of the States's May? 2004 tour.
One track CDR handed out on Hope of the States's October 2004 tour)
One track initially distributed via
23 track CDR handed out at
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This article or section is written like an Please help Mark |
Copies of the Dust Rackets can be obtained by following the instructions below.
| “ | If
you require any of the 5 Dust Rackets volumes, please send an email to dustrackets@thehalfwayhome.com
stating your contact email address, which ones you need and where you
live (country). Your name will be added to the below list and when
someone is ready to offer copies, they will contact you to arrange.
I'll then place you on 'sorted', until you email me to say that you've
'received'. To do your bit, you then need to email the first people on
the list, and arrange to send them copies. Please send me an email to
let me know when you have 'dealt with' requests, so they do not receive
multiple copies.
So, to clarify email your request, stating the DRs you want. Wait. Receive DR and email me so I can remove you from the list. Contact the top 3 people on the list and email me to say who you are sorting out. Copy CDs and place in nice covers. Send them. The process starts all over again. Remember, these wonderful Dust Rackets are strictly 'jiffy bag and stamp' there's quite a large demand for kind people to copy them. If you're copying all CDs at once, you can fit Volumes 1 & 2 onto one CD, and Volumes 3 & 4 onto another (only just - but it works). These should be audio CDs and not compressed versions (ie cda and wave rather than mp3 / wma / aac m4a). You should copy the CD directly, without first ripping it to your computer, otherwise the quality will gradually decrease as it gets passed on. |
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Patience is advised, as the CDs are sent out voluntarily by fans at their own expense.
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