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White Star Line
EP by
Released19 October 2018
GenreArt rock, indie rock, electronica
Length13:39
LabelPlay It Again Sam
ProducerJ. Willgoose, Esq
Public Service Broadcasting chronology
Every Valley
(2017)
White Star Line
(2018)
Bright Magic
(2021)

White Star Liner is a four-track EP from Public Service Broadcasting.

The EP tells the story of the construction of the ship and its early, tragic, demise. The band focus on the perspectives of those who built and sailed her, whilst showing their own talent for using a mixture of music and archive audio footage to provide a new perspective on well-known events.

J. Willgoose, Esq. of Public Service Broadcasting said of the release: "I thought it was an interesting challenge to tell the story of the ship's construction as part of Belfast's proud industrial history, the spirit of optimism of the pre-war age that she represented, and then an abstract and, I hope, respectful depiction of both the sinking of the ship (represented by the repeated Morse code distress call, C - Q - D) and the discovery of the wreck in 1985."

The tracks were first performed on 27 June 2018 at the BBC's Biggest Weekend event[1] , which saw the band debut the new material on the slipways on which the Titanic was built.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."The Unsinkable Ship"3:18
2."White Star Liner"4:15
3."C-Q-D"3:44
4."The Deep"2:22
Total length:13:39

Personnel

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  • J. Willgoose, Esq. - Guitar, Synth, Percussion, Vocoder
  • JFAbraham - Bass, Flugelhorn, Trumpet, Brass arrangements
  • Wrigglesworth - Drums, Percussion
  • Producer: J. Willgoose, Esq.
  • Composer: J. Willgoose, Esq.
  • Lyricist: J. Willgoose, Esq.
  • Mixer: J. Willgoose, Esq.
  • Engineer: James Campbell
  • Engineer Assistant: Jamie McEvoy
  • Mastered: Tim Young

Samples

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"The Unsinkable Ship" contains samples from an interview with John Parkinson taken from the BBC programme Timewatch: Myths Of The Titanic.

"White Star Liner" contains samples from the BBC programme The Sinking of the Titanic.

"C-Q-D" contains samples from an interview with F.W. Prentice taken from the BBC programme The Great Liners.

"The Deep" contains samples from an interview with Eva Hart taken from the BBC programme The Way It Was.

All samples licensed by BBC Motion Gallery / Getty Images and used with kind permission.

Cover artwork

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The front cover of the EP is by Jamwah.

References

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  1. ^ "Public Service Broadcasting at The Biggest Weekend". BBC. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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