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2012 EP by Public Service Broadcasting
The War Room
EP by Public Service Broadcasting
Released28 May 2012
GenreArt rock, indie rock, electronica
Length17:41
LabelTest Card Recordings
ProducerJ. Willgoose, Esq
Public Service Broadcasting chronology
One
(2010) 		The War Room
(2012) 		Inform-Educate-Entertain
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Independent

The War Room, is a five-track EP from Public Service Broadcasting.

The EP is dedicated to J. Willgoose, Esq's great-uncle George Willgoose who died at Dunkirk.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."If War Should Come"4:38
2."London Can Take It"3:28
3."Spitfire"3:56
4."Dig for Victory"3:17
5."Waltz for George"2:24
Total length:16:43

Personnel

  • J. Willgoose, Esq. - Banjo, Electronics, Guitar, Sampling
  • Stephen Hackshaw - Strings
  • Wrigglesworth - Drums, Electronics, Piano
  • Barry Gardner - Mastering
  • Charlie Thomas - Drum Engineering

Samples

The first four tracks on the EP featured each use samples from a different British World War II propaganda film these were If War Should Come (1939), London Can Take It! (1940), The First of the Few (1942) and Dig for Victory (1941).

Cover artwork

The front cover of the EP used a photograph of the bomb-damaged library in Holland House in Kensington, London. A copy is held by the Historic England Archive who record that it was taken on 23 October 1940 and attribute it to Mr. Harrison of Fox Photos.

References

  1. Price, Simon (12 August 2012). "Album: Public Service Broadcasting, The War Room (Test Card)". The Independent. London: INM. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. Lester, Paul (12 December 2012). "New band of the day - Public Service Broadcasting (No 1,414)". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. Sleeve notes on the rear cover.
  4. "Photograph of bombed library in Holland House, Kensington (BB83/04456) Archive Item - Photograph of bombed library in Holland House, Kensington Collection | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. "Photograph of bombed library in Holland House, Kensington (FOX02) Archive Collection | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

External links

Public Service Broadcasting
  • J. Willgoose Esq.
  • Wrigglesworth
  • JF Abraham
Studio albums
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