Today, War Child celebrate 30 years of their landmark charity album HELP. To mark the milestone, a special anniversary edition of the album is set to be released on October 17th. Pre-Order here. This special anniversary edition of HELP will be available in a limited, numbered 7” boxed set of 10 x 7” LPs to mark the occasion. The boxed set will include three postcards of never-before-seen images taken at the Abbey Road session in 1995 by renowned photographer Lawrence Watson. There will be an additional postcard from the same session for those who order from the War Child online store.
Originally mastered by Brian Eno with artwork by John Squire, the album features tracks from Oasis and Friends, The Boo Radleys, The Stone Roses, Radiohead, Orbital, Portishead, Massive Attack, Suede, The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers, Stereo MCs, Sinéad O’Connor, The Levellers, Manic Street Preachers, Terrorvision, The One World Orchestra (Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty), Planet 4 Folk Quartet (Andrew Weatherall and David Harrow), Terry Hall and Salad, Neneh Cherry and Trout, Blur and The Smokin’ Mojo Filters (Paul McCartney, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher).
HELP was recorded in a single day in 1995, raised over £1.25 million, and enabled War Child to provide vital support to thousands of children caught in the Bosnian conflict. Over a quarter of a century later, reverence for the record and its impact remains steadfast, as a new, ever globally conscious generation of music fans continues to engage with HELP.
No charity album before or since has managed to achieve what HELP achieved and attracted such a credible and stellar line-up to create such a relevant, respected and cool album – described by Q magazine as “the best charity album ever made.”
When HELP was first released in 1995, around 10% of the world’s children were affected by conflict. Today, that figure has nearly doubled to almost 19%. War Child, once working solely in Bosnia, is now providing vital aid, specialist psychological support, education, and more in 14 countries around the world, including Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. Their work has never been more urgent and it’s more vital than ever to support them to help protect children caught in conflict.
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