Late Night Tales
Late Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of artist-curated compilation albums released by Azuli Records in the UK until 2009 when the independent record label Night Time Stories took over the series. Both series were started by the author A.W. Wilde. The tracks on the albums are selected and mixed by a diverse selection of artists asked by Late Night Tales to create the ultimate late night mix. Many of the albums end with a story track, read by famous English performers including Benedict Cumberbatch,[1] Will Self, Brian Blessed and Patrick Moore. With the exception of Jamiroquai, Air, Bill Brewster, and Don Letts' contributions, each release includes a cover version recorded by the artist(s).
The series has been met with critical acclaim,[2][3] with GQ praising Late Night Tales as "The Rolls Royce of compilations".[4] 2011 saw the label celebrate their tenth anniversary with a box set including all albums to date.[5]
Albums
No. | Album name | Artist | Release date | Cat. No. | Singles |
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1 | Another Late Night: Fila Brazillia | Fila Brazillia | 19 February 2001 | ALN01 | "Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole cover version) |
2 | Another Late Night: Howie B | Howie B | 24 July 2001 | ALN02 | "Under the Boardwalk" (The Drifters cover version) |
3 | Another Late Night: Rae & Christian | Rae & Christian | 1 March 2001 | ALN03 | "Flashlight" (Parliament cover version) |
4 | Another Late Night: Zero 7 | Zero 7 | 18 February 2002 | ALN04 | "Truths and Rights" (Johnny Osbourne cover version) |
5 | Another Late Night: Groove Armada | Groove Armada | 3 June 2002 | ALN05 | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra cover version) |
6 | Another Late Night: Tommy Guerrero | Tommy Guerrero | 23 September 2002 | ALN06 | "Come Together" (The Beatles cover version) |
7 | Another Late Night: Kid Loco | Kid Loco | 10 February 2003 | ALN07 | "Paralysed" (Gang of Four cover version) |
8 | Late Night Tales: Nightmares on Wax | Nightmares on Wax | 12 May 2003 | ALN08 | "Brothers on the Slide" (Cymande cover version) |
9 | Late Night Tales: Sly & Robbie | Sly & Robbie | 14 July 2003 | ALN09 | "La Isla Bonita" (Madonna cover version) |
10 | Late Night Tales: Jamiroquai | Jamiroquai | 10 November 2003 | ALN10 | – |
11 | Late Night Tales: Turin Brakes | Turin Brakes | 16 February 2004 | ALN11 | "Moonlight Mile" (The Rolling Stones cover version) |
12 | Late Night Tales: Four Tet | Four Tet | 4 October 2004 | ALN12 | "Castles Made of Sand" (Jimi Hendrix cover version) |
13 | Late Night Tales: The Flaming Lips | The Flaming Lips | 7 March 2005 | ALN13 | "Seven Nation Army" (The White Stripes cover version) |
14 | Late Night Tales: Belle & Sebastian | Belle & Sebastian | 27 February 2006 | ALN14 | "Casaco Marron" (Trio Esperanca cover version) |
15 | Late Night Tales: Air | Air | 11 September 2006 | ALN15 | – |
16 | Late Night Tales: David Shrigley aka Shrigley Forced to Speak with Others | David Shrigley | 23 October 2006 | ALN16 | – |
17 | Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague | Nouvelle Vague | 5 February 2007 | ALN17 | "Come On Eileen" (Dexys Midnight Runners cover version) |
18 | Late Night Tales: Lindstrøm | Lindstrøm | 9 July 2007 | ALN18 | "Let It Happen" (Vangelis cover version) |
19 | Late Night Tales: Fatboy Slim | Fatboy Slim | 15 October 2007 | ALN19 | "Radioactivity" (Kraftwerk cover version) |
20 | Late Night Tales: Groove Armada | Groove Armada | 10 March 2008 | ALN20 | "Are "Friends" Electric?" (Gary Numan cover version) |
21 | Late Night Tales: Matt Helders | Arctic Monkeys | 27 October 2008 | ALN21 | Matt Helders – "Dreamer" (feat. Nesreen Shah) + Alex Turner – "A Choice of Three" (Spoken Word) |
22 | Late Night Tales: Snow Patrol | Snow Patrol | 28 September 2009 | ALN23 | "New Sensation" (INXS cover version) |
23 | Late Night Tales: The Cinematic Orchestra | The Cinematic Orchestra | 5 April 2010 | ALN22 | "Talking About Freedom" feat. Fontella Bass (Fontella Bass cover version) |
24 | Late Night Tales: Midlake | Midlake | 28 March 2011 | ALN24 | "Am I Going Insane" (Black Sabbath cover version) |
25 | Late Night Tales: Trentemøller | Trentemøller | 30 May 2011 | ALN25 | "Blue Hotel" (Chris Isaak cover version) |
26 | Late Night Tales: MGMT | MGMT | 3 October 2011 | ALN26 | "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" (Bauhaus cover version) |
27 | Late Night Tales: Belle and Sebastian Vol. II | Belle and Sebastian | 26 March 2012 | ALN27 | "Crash" (The Primitives cover version) |
28 | Late Night Tales: Music For Pleasure | Tom Findlay | 11 June 2012 | ALN28 | "How Long" (Ace cover version) |
29 | Late Night Tales: Metronomy | Metronomy | 3 September 2012 | ALN29 | "Hypnose" (Jean-Michel Jarre cover version) |
30 | Late Night Tales: Friendly Fires | Friendly Fires | 5 November 2012 | ALN30 | "Why Don't You Answer?" (Eberhard Schoener + Sting cover version) |
31 | Late Night Tales Presents After Dark | Bill Brewster | 5 May 2013 | ALN31 | – |
32 | Late Night Tales: Röyksopp | Röyksopp | 14 June 2013 | ALN32 | "Ice Machine" (Depeche Mode cover version) |
33 | Late Night Tales: Bonobo | Bonobo | 17 November 2013 | ALN34 | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan cover version) |
34 | Late Night Tales: Django Django | Django Django | 11 May 2014 | ALN35 | "Porpoise Song" (Exclusive Monkees Cover Version) |
35 | Late Night Tales Presents After Dark: Nightshift | Bill Brewster | 6 July 2014 | ALN36 | – |
36 | Late Night Tales: Franz Ferdinand | Franz Ferdinand | 15 September 2014 | ALN37 | "Leaving My Old Life Behind" (Exclusive Jonathan Halper Cover Version) |
37 | Late Night Tales presents Automatic Soul | Tom Findlay | 3 November 2014 | ALN38 | "Don't Look Any Further" (Exclusive Dennis Edwards Cover Version) |
38 | Late Night Tales: Jon Hopkins | Jon Hopkins | 2 March 2015 | ALN39 | "I Remember" (Exclusive Yeasayer Cover Version) |
39 | Late Night Tales Presents After Dark: Nocturne | Bill Brewster | 11 May 2015 | ALN41 | – |
40 | Late Night Tales: Nils Frahm | Nils Frahm | 11 September 2015 | ALN42 | "4:33" (Exclusive John Cage Cover Version) |
41 | Late Night Tales presents Sasha: Scene Delete | Sasha | 1 April 2016 | ALN43 | – |
42 | Late Night Tales: Ólafur Arnalds | Ólafur Arnalds | 24 June 2016 | ALN44 | "Say My Name" (Exclusive Destiny's Child Cover Version) |
43 | Late Night Tales: David Holmes | David Holmes | 21 October 2016 | ALN45 | "I'm Not in Love" (Exclusive 10cc Cover Version) |
44 | Late Night Tales: BadBadNotGood | BadBadNotGood | 28 July 2017 | ALN46 | "To You" (Exclusive Andy Shauf Cover Version) |
45 | Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel | Agnes Obel | 25 May 2018 | ALN49 | "Poem About Death" |
46 | Late Night Tales: Floating Points | Floating Points | 29 March 2019 | ALN52 | "Sweet Time Suite Opening (Exclusive Kenny Wheeler Cover Version)" |
47 | Late Night Tales: Hot Chip | Hot Chip | 2 October 2020 | ALN56 | "Candy Says (Exclusive The Velvet Underground Cover Version)" |
48 | Late Night Tales: Khruangbin | Khruangbin | 4 December 2020 | ALN60 | "Summer Madness (Exclusive Kool & the Gang Cover Version)" |
49 | Late Night Tales: Jordan Rakei | Jordan Rakei | 9 April 2021 | ALN61 | "Lover, You Should've Come Over (Exclusive Jeff Buckley Cover Version)" |
50 | Late Night Tales Presents Version Excursion - Selected by Don Letts | Don Letts | 24 September 2021 | ALN64 | – |
51 | Late Night Tales presents After Dark: Vespertine | Bill Brewster | 4 August 2023 | ALN69 | – |
See also
References
- ^ Jones, Alice (31 October 2012). "Yo, Sherlock! Benedict Cumberbatch performs spoken-word with Friendly Fires". The Independent. London. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ Gill, Andy (1 April 2011). "Album: Midlake, Late Night Tales (Late Night Tales)". The Independent. London. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ "MGMT Late Night Tales Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ^ GQ Magazine, 2010
- ^ "Late Night Tales Celebrate 10th Anniversary". Clash. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
External links
- Official website of Late Night Tales
- Official website of Night Time Stories
- Late Night Tales discography at Discogs
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- Fila Brazillia
- Howie B
- Rae & Christian
- Zero 7
- Groove Armada
- Tommy Guerrero
- Kid Loco
- Nightmares on Wax
- Sly & Robbie
- Jamiroquai
- Turin Brakes
- Four Tet
- The Flaming Lips
- Belle & Sebastian
- Air
- David Shrigley
- Nouvelle Vague
- Lindstrøm
- Fatboy Slim
- Groove Armada
- Matt Helders
- The Cinematic Orchestra
- Snow Patrol
- Midlake
- Trentemøller
- MGMT
- Belle and Sebastian Vol. II
- Metronomy
- Friendly Fires
- Röyksopp
- Bonobo
- Django Django
- Franz Ferdinand
- Jon Hopkins
- Nils Frahm
- Ólafur Arnalds
- David Holmes
- BadBadNotGood
- Agnes Obel
- Floating Points
- Hot Chip
- Khruangbin
- Jordan Rakei
- Music for Pleasure
- After Dark
- After Dark: Nightshift
- Automatic Soul
- After Dark: Nocturne
- Sasha : Scene Delete
- Version Excursion