Hope Springs Eternal – Various Songs

Hope Springs Eternal
Various Songs
199? (no label)
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

1. Dig It Deep
2. Drive My Intelligence
3. Kick Your Soul Awake
4. Me and My Friends
5. One Thing
6. Bite
7. Brother Velocity
8. Crazy Wild and New
9. Deep Seed
10. Out of Range
11. Same as You
12. Searching for the Last Amen
13. Seen the Car
14. Sidetracked
15. Somewhere the Light (Sawmills)
16. The Ground and the Rain
17. Thinking in Semaphor

This was actually a collection of songs that a member of the band shared a while back (no longer available, sorry). In that collection were all of the songs for Stark Raving Glad as well. However, the songs were mostly in alphabetical order, except for the first 5 songs that were set apart but also in alphabetical order. You can tell that different songs come from different recording sessions, so they are probably from other releases that I haven’t heard of. Or they are unreleased songs. Anyways, “Searching for the Last Amen” is a studio version of the song on their live tape Heady Summers Ending. The songs are like the two other tapes that are reviewed here – energetic guitar-driven alternative rock.

Missing Information: Who played on these songs? What releases are they from?

Hope Springs Eternal – Stark Raving Glad

Hope Springs Eternal
Stark Raving Glad
1992 (no label)
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

1. Original Love
2. She Said
3. Bridge Over Nothing
4. No-One

I’m not exactly sure where this release falls in the bands discography – it was sent to people as part of a huge collection of all of the band’s song that didn’t have any dates or descriptions (sadly, no longer available). I found some details on Crossrhythms, and I have reviewed their live tape Heady Summers Ending (no date) before, but that is about all I know. They play an energetic and passionate form of 90s’s English alt-rock that is heavy on the guitars (crunchy enough to be metal, but not played as metal). I have also found a listing for a 7-inch called Blood Runs Out, but it seems like they would have several more releases based on the amount of songs in the collection.

Missing Information: Who played on this? Also need full cover scans

Hope Springs Eternal – Heady Summers Ending

Hope Springs Eternal
Heady Summers Ending
199? (no label)
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

Bill Angus – Vocals, guitar
Andy Elliot – Guitar
Alden Pulter – Bass
Baz Davies – Drums

Side 1:

1. Vanity Fair
2. Everything
3. She Said
4. Fun & Fame
5. Orange Hills
6. I Will
7. Goodness & Love

Side 2:

1. Babylon
2. Joy
3. Delirious
4. Got 2 No
5. Searching for the Last Amen

This is a live tape by Hope Springs Eternal, who also put out a single called Blood Runs Out in 1991. There is no date on it, but it does have a distinct 90s British alternative sound to it. The tape label indicates that this is mailing list release only – not for public sale. The between song chatter is mostly left on the tape, but not much of the crowd sound was picked up. Also, only about half of the lyrics made it on to the j-card, but it is laminated and not missing any pieces. Interesting. Anyways, this tape shows that the band could give an energetic show, and probably hold their audience attention for a whole show. “She Said” is from their 1992 tape Stark Raving Glad. There is also a studio version of “Searching for the Last Amen” that was shared online at one point, but it is unknown what release that was from.

Missing Information: release date