Extended 'Speak For Yourself' album inlay thanks.....
Hey There!
You’ve been paying attention to the artwork and now you’ve found the thanks!
Well even with 8 sides to the digipack I don’t think I could have fit all this on!
Here’s the thanks in Full!
Richie – my Rock. My love. How do you put up with me?! You’re always there for me, whether it’s drumming, front cover artwork or a big tattooed shoulder. Thank you for getting me through this one. You are the sweetest thing and not too bad on the eyes neither!
My family, not forgetting Lizzie – for being as supportive a family as I could wish for. We’re a funny lot thankfully which makes for perfect lyric fodder!
Mark and the Woods – Mark for you’re complete dedication and hanging in there with me. You’re still standing up with/ for me after all these 10 years! And a big big hand for your ever increasing family!
Mickey and Jean – You’ve had 10 years of me too now! Goodness. Thankyou for your keeping us in order.
Jeff Beck and Sandra (now Jeff and Sandra Beck!) – Jeff I have so enjoyed singing with you over these last few years and am delighted to have you playing on my album. I secretly always wanted to have a brilliantly crazy Jeff beck solo on this album! x Both of you for making Richie and I feel so welcome in your wonderful home and all the fun evenings! I’m excited to be playing at your wedding!
Mich Gerber – For being a good friend. You’re tone is sooo beautiful. You have given the album a bigger soul.
Arve Henriksen – I came to see you play at 93 feet east and broke in tears when you played that night. So incredible. I wish I had left you more to your own devices when playing over a few ideas I had back at the start of this album making process (in what was to be the flower shop directly beneath my studio, what a natural reverb though! with all the trains running past every 20 seconds, eek!). I would love to work with you again and leave you to shine.
Leo Abrahams – you were in my band when I was 18! I’ve known you for so long. You are always a great person to talk to about stuff and I enjoy your company immensely! I caught a little of you on this album but nowhere near enough! Good luck with your new album!
www.justmusic.co.uk/artists/leo_abrahams/
Atomic Rob – More light bulbs? Power cut at 2 in the morning? New window? You’re there. I love atomic, I love the trains passing, I love the fact that it’s not in a cool part of town coz I’d never get any work done. I had my eye on a space there a good 7 years ago when you were building the space. You’re a wonderful help and very understanding if the rent’s a little overdue!
Atomic Dave – for leaving the door open amongst other things! Another reason I love my studio there.
Simon Heyworth –A truly fantastic space you have down there in Devon . It really put a golden cap on the whole album for me mastering at yours for a couple of days. Hearing it on someone else’s system and you bringing the perfect amount of sugar to the table. I’m glad we did what we did!!
Marisa and Sanne @ Zync – wow. You guys have almost totally single handedly broken this record already! You are the best! I am so lucky to have you on my side. You are the future of the music industry! Big love to you and all that you’re doing xxx
Thomas Golubic – when I was going round and round in circles your call was just the ticket to find me an exit and get back on track. It was great to do something different in the middle of the album. It was so satisfying getting the request to do Petunia and having it over to you recorded and everything within a couple of days and then getting the confirmation that Six Feet Under were going to use it. Really gave me an energy boost to see something work like that.
James Clarke –You keep me internetically alive while I’m busy doing other things. You’ve helped create a fabulous community on the babble board and I always feel nothing is ever too much trouble with you. You got me started on the iblog and without that I may never have finished the album! You are an invaluable part of the picture and are very grateful I still have you with me.
Matt Bagguley – from one evening eating dinner with you and Richie at Cubana to the design of imogenheap.com. I really love what you’ve done, it feels like home. Especially the sample plant!
Levi and all at Stirling Syco – For a great service!!! I love you guys and am glad I spent so much money with you on my studio gear! Levi, you’re their greatest asset!
Sam Wetmore – Thankyou for lots of things, to mention getting me into Nuendo and also for that other little piece of software you got for me. Had you not this album would have been a whole different animal!
Caroline Rouben – for my Schkews!
Paul Orescan – I feel like I owe you a million dinners!
Tim Coulson – for help on what to do next!
Rupert and David – Rupert, your belief in me and this album since I met you February 2004, your visits to the studio and your endless encouragement has been a big part in me believing I could really finish this thing! David for our first talk and to both of you for all our lovely evenings out. Kingsley and Dickon – thank you too!
Zefrank – for fun things to play with when I’ve had enough!
Chris at TED – for introducing me to a new world of people I knew were out there but not quite sure where I’d find them all! I hope to come back to TED as soon as can.
Michael Crook – for the great pics!
www.michaelcrookphotography.com
Laura Conway - for having such a great bird and to both of you for letting us stay round your gaff! So much good stuff came out of that trip.
http://drummergirl.com/interviews/conway/conway.htm
Cole Coleman @ Music Connection – for the early plugs
Kumar and all at Fruit Pie – thanking you in advance for all these great gigs, tours and times to come! We’re going to have fun this time!
Judy Shaw – for all the good press!
Alexia Loundras – for the great biog. Finally one I am happy with!
My egg Card – especially to the guy who let me have an £11k limit when he really shouldn’t have. I hope you didn’t loose your job over that one! I couldn’t have kept things together without it!
Bill M’bira man – for making this most beautiful sounding instrument. I can’t wait to play it live!
Guy - for being you and Dominka Sigswoth.
Sean McGhee – for those, “why’s my computer doing this?” answers.
www.artistdirect.com/nad/music/artist/links/0,,2786740,00.html#artist_name
James Towler – for letting me keep that harmoniser for so long! What would I have done without it. There’d be no Hide and Seek for starters!
Curt Evans – for piecing together my ever changing album artwork! I absolutely love it!
Danny Sperling and all at CSV – for getting me the album manufactured just the way I wanted it.
http://www.c-s-v.co.uk/Templates/NewConcept.dwt
Justine Pearsall – for making me look and sound interesting (hopefully!). Love being around you! Soooo much energy!
Lourdes – the lovely lady that comes round every Wednesday morning for those little things that I can’t find the time to do. (My Spanish is as good as her English so there are a lot of pictures on the blackboard!) Thank you for keeping me tidy (at least one a week!)
The Mills’ family – really happy we all get along! That is a BIG help!
Owen and Rachel – for weekend breaks a lovely wedding in the country and your resident Gibson les paul, who I loved putting up for a year!
Pete and Nina, the twins, sam, tansy, Amy and Sarah, Michelle and Jeffers – for getting me out of the studio every now and then for a well needed change of scenery!
Tony Arthy @ Paul frank/insight – for those lovely surprise girly packages every now and then!
Dan Carter – for the cycling shorts hook-up.
Glen Rowe – you’re great. Thanks for all your help and keeping Richie out of trouble!
Eddie TM – thank you for your continued support. xx
Steve Clarke – for helping mark out!
Elspeth – for all those great shows you get me in to see!
The Lucky Nine – Love coming to see your gigs.
Mileece – for the mbira evening and LA times.
Cassette boy – for making me laugh and for that remix you’re hopefully going to do! Haha..xx
www.forcedexposure.com/artists/cassette.boy.html
Temposhark – for all your word spreading!
Nemo – a great band that I love going to see in London.
www.myspace.com/nemointernational
Readymade (Jean-philippe Verdin) - Many times when I’d come to a brick wall in the studio I’d stick on your Bold album. It was perfect album to get my creative juices going again. Headlock owes it to you x
Brian Eno – for a fun evening round yours (thankyou leo!) that got me all excited.
Cursor Miner – I love “Explosive piece of mind’!
Peter Schwalm – For a welcome album diversion! When’s that album coming out of yours! I love that track we did together x
Nik Kershaw – I always thank you on my albums, you were such a great help to me way back when I was 17! I love that you asked me to produce “What it is”. I got so much pleasure working with you on that.
Helen Boulding – for your advice with you know who! p.s. you write great songs!
Jon Hassell – wise words.
Kate Havnevik – I love what you do. I hope this thing works out!
James Wolfe – For the occasional invaluable lunchtime natter!
Jenna Adler – for that perfect tour!
Brian Loucks – for something filmic!
Dave Chumbley - www.primary.uk.com
Marco @ hotel café – for that fun night at your venue. It was perfect!
Ralph Baker – for all things Jeff.
Mike, Paul, Ross, Barbara and Karina @ universal music publishing UK and Brian, Carianne, Mike, Joanna, Tom Sturgis and Tom Eaton in the US.
Lance and Linda @ Rondor in LA. – who’ve been involved in publishing my works for almost 10 years now!
Caroline Rouben – oops! She’s got a thankyou twice! Lucky you. First mistake I’ve noticed on the artwork. That’s what happens when you try to do finish your artwork at 4 in the morning!
Marcus Columbano – for a great phone amongst other things.
Dan Gennoe – for your continued support and honest opinions!
David Kahne – for Sean and a trusted ear every now and then!
www.m-audio.com/artists/en_us/DavidKahne.html
Hugo Vereker – for all your help and advice in finding a US licensing label for “Speak For Yourself”.
Steve Barney and Mike Stevens – for getting me in touch with.....
Annie Lennox – for the baked croissant morning!
Will Richter – for your space and piano
Drew Harrington – for quickly nabbing www.imogenheap.com at auction after all these years of who ever it was not letting me have it back! You won and then gave it to me as a present! Such a nice surprise!
Ryan Obermeyer – for what we are about to do together.
Kevin Meredith – Fantastic bike shots! I’m so happy www.flickr.com bought us together. Such a nice story. You are soooo good!
Vicky Dawe – for more great shots. A pleasure as always.
Valeriya Vasilyeva – for the Hide and Seek shots.
Emma Leon – for making me look all pretty!
Joel Peissig – for another great video!
Nick Stewart – for mini immi. Love her.
Simon and Jon – for your continued support the chocci ad and introducing me to some great creative people.
Mox – these live visuals are going to kick ass! Can’t wait to get it all together. I’m loving working with you on this.
Stuart Brown @ NFT – for being my my friendly cinematic neighbour. Thanks for all the free tickets. I should take advantage of you more though!
Vez and Jordan @ Antenna - for putting on these brilliant nights!
David Hawkins and Siobahn Dillon – that dress was just gorgeous!
Jemima Penny – what lovely feathers you have! p.s I want some clothes…
Beware! Blatant plug section.
Apple Computers – I LOVE YOUUUUU! I eat sleep and breathe you. Macs are sooo pretty macs are so lovely, mac mac mac mac any day!
Digidesign – Pro-tools makes me happy. Another blatant plug in the hope of getting some free gear!
M & K - your monitors got Speak for yourself sounding nice and crispy
End of blatant plug section.
East West – for my Symphonic Gold Orchestra. Thank you!
Jamie Crompton at Fender – I just LOVE my candy apple red fender mustang! Oh yeah baby. It looks good on me! My first electric guitar that I’m not borrowing off somebody else for a change.
James and John @ Ritz – it’s those little things that you do xx
Matt Fischer – for you know what.
The O.C. –Thankyou for seeing beyond the norm and taking chances where others wouldn’t! plus…you have been the reason I haven’t gone crawling back to my bank manager!
Christian and Darren @ Hotflash – for my uber cool emaily website thingemibob. I know I’m a particular so and so but you took everything I could throw at you all at once! Really great creative people. I love what we did together. Let’s do more!
http://warnerreprise.com/artist_newsletters/theoc/imogenplayer.html
Dan and Ben @ 7 digital – for my first immi shop and for keeping it running smoothly
Tom Robinson – for continued support and for being the first person to play one of my songs from my new album in the UK .
www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/tom_robinson/
Chris, Nick, Jason and all at KCRW – Again. Thankyou to all of you and your fabulous radio station. Every town should have one! Strange to come back from the studio, pop on internet radio and then…there I am! Across the pond. Loud and clear. Weird feeling. xx
Sat Bisla – for every bit of advice and help throughout the years. A great ally x
Henry Semmence @ Absolute – love working with you and everyone at absolute. You make everything that little bit easier,
Alf Wynter – for making sure the re-mortgage went through smoothly and legally.
James Sully – You are definitely one of the good guys! I’m so happy you’re on my side!
Michael Kennedy and Margaret Cody – for keeping me in good accounting shape.
Pierre-Jean Stracuzzi – for getting me just what I needed and at the right price. You really went out of your way and I really appreciate what you would have done but thankfully didn’t need to do!
Simon Wood – I am so glad you’re such a music fan! You were the biggest stroke of luck when you came to my flat!
All the ibabblers along the way! For everything you do together to create such a great place to chill and chat, to each one of you who’ve individually emailed me with encouragement, enthusiasm and thanks but most of all for your patience! It’s been a real roller coaster and it’s been so much fun to share it all with you xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.imogenheap.co.uk/forum/memberlist.php
The story continues, thanks to everyone on here!!