Madchester Rave On

Madchester Rave On
EP by Happy Mondays
Released 1989
Genre House, Madchester, Rave
Label Factory Records
Producer Martin Hannett

Madchester Rave On is the second EP by the Happy Mondays. It was released in November 1989 on Factory Records. The EP was heavily influenced by the Acid House, Rave and club scenes at the time. Also the track Halleluhwah by Krautrock band Can. It became the band's breakthrough release, reaching the top twenty in the UK and leading to the band's first Top of the Pops appearance.[1]

Shortly afterwards, the Happy Mondays released Madchester Rave On – The Remixes, a three-track EP of club DJ remixes. In the US, three of the EP tracks and two of the subsequent remixes were compiled into the seven-track EP Hallelujah.

Track listing

Madchester Rave On E.P.
  1. "Hallelujah"
  2. "Holy Ghost"
  3. "Clap Your Hands"
  4. "Rave On"
  1. "Hallelujah (The MacColl Mix)"
  2. "Hallelujah (In Out Mix)"
Madchester – Rave On (Remixes)
  1. "Hallelujah (Club Mix)" - Mix by Paul Oakenfold and Andy Wetherall (sic) (misspelled on the tape credits)
  2. "Rave On (Club Mix)" - Mix by Paul Oakenfold and Terry Farley
  3. "Hallelujah (In Out Mix)" - Mix by Steve Lillywhite
  1. "Hallelujah (Club Mix)"
  2. "Rave On (Club Mix)"

Chart positions

Chart (1989) Peak
Position
U.K. Singles Chart [2] 19
U.K. Independent Singles Chart [3] 1

References

  1. CAN RE-RELEASE KRAUTROCK KLASSIK. intlmusicsnobs.com. September 6, 2011
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 242–243. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. "Indie Hits "H"". Cherry Red Records. Retrieved 2009-11-09.

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