''The Freedom Spark'' is the sole album by

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. It was released on 25 September 2006.

Track listing

# "The Spark" # "

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Downing Street Kindling "Downing Street Kindling" was the second single to be taken from Larrikin Love's debut album, ''The Freedom Spark'', and their first release to enter the UK Top 40, charting at number 35. In the song, Larrikin voices his discontent with England, ...

" # "Happy as Annie" # "Meet Me by the Getaway Car" # "At the Feet of Ré" # "Well, Love Does Furnish a Life" # "On Sussex Downs" # "Forever Untitled" # "A Burning Coast" The track "It Explodes" is hidden in the

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before the first listed track. Some releases omit the song "Forever Untitled".

iTunes bonus tracks

# "Is It December?" # "A Little Peace in My Heart" # "Six Queens (Live from London Calling, Amsterdam)"

Personnel

;Larrikin Love *

Edward Larrikin Larrikin Love were an England, English four piece indie rock band from London. Consisting of singer-songwriter Edward Leeson, guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Alfie Ambrose and drummer Coz Kerrigan, and also occasionally including violinist Rob ...

Micko Larkin Michael "Micko" Joseph Larkin (born 13 October 1986) is an English musician, most notable as the lead guitarist of the indie rock band Larrikin Love and reformed Hole. Biography 1986–2006: Early life and career Larkin was born in Hammersmith ...

Alfie Ambrose Larrikin Love were an England, English four piece indie rock band from London. Consisting of singer-songwriter Edward Leeson, guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Alfie Ambrose and drummer Coz Kerrigan, and also occasionally including violinist Rob ...

Cathal Kerrigan Larrikin Love were an English four piece indie rock band from London. Consisting of singer-songwriter Edward Leeson, guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Alfie Ambrose and drummer Coz Kerrigan, and also occasionally including violinist Rob Skipper f ...

;Guest musicians *

Rob Skipper The Holloways are an English four-piece indie rock band from North London. Their single " Generator" reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart on 11 June 2007. They have had five No.1 singles on the UK Indie Chart and several Top 40 singles. Th ...

– tracks 2, 3, 5, 7 & 10 *

Patrick Wolf Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps; 30 June 1983) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic samp ...

– tracks 7 & 9 *

Jamie T Jamie Alexander Treays (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage name Jamie T, is an English singer, songwriter, rapper, guitarist and record producer from Wimbledon, South London. Jamie T released his debut album, '' Panic Prevention ...

– track 8 *Lauren Doss – co-lead vocals on track 8 *Airhammer – track 1 *Mark Rudland – tracks 6 & 11 * Henry Clark – tracks 6 & 11 *

Tom Gorbutt The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The 4-piece line-up of Charlie Waller, Henry Clark, Tom Gorbutt & Keith Lunnon was present from the first recordings until late 2006 when Sam Mansbridge joined to fill out the sound ...

– tracks 6 & 11 *Ollie Cox – track 11 *

Alex Cox Alexander B. H. Cox (born 15 December 1954) is an English film director, screenwriter, actor, non-fiction author and broadcaster. Cox experienced success early in his career with '' Repo Man'' and ''Sid and Nancy'', but since the release and co ...

– track 11 *Anna "Ma" Larkin – track 10 *Jonny Epstein – tracks 10 & 11 *Dan Parry – the Knife *Jonnie Fielding – track 7 *Iain Gore – glass smashing *Gavin Scrubby – track 11 ;Additional personnel *Iain Gore – producer (all tracks), mixer (tracks 3 & 7) *Daniel Parry – Assistant Engineer (all tracks) *Tom Joyce – Assistant Engineer (tracks 8 & 11) *

Cenzo Townsend Vincenzo Capellini Townshend (born 28 October 1963) is an English record producer, mixer, and audio engineer, and has worked with artists and bands including the Rolling Stones, a-ha, Kaiser Chiefs, U2, Snow Patrol, Florence and the Machine, F ...

– mixer (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 & 11) *Deidre O'Callaghan – back/front cover photography *Tom Beard – inlay photography

References

2006 debut albums Larrikin Love albums Infectious Music albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub