Hefner

:(This page is about the indie band. For the electronic musician of the same name, see Hefner(2)).
Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter … (read more at Wikipedia.)
== Links to Peel ==
The band recorded ten sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio One programme, as well as a number of live performances, and eleven of their tracks made it into the Festive Fifty. After Peel's death, the group reformed only once for the "Keeping It Peel" tribute show, marking the death of one of their biggest supporters, Radio 1 DJ John Peel.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
Hefner were the 20th most successful act in the history of Festive Fifty during Peel's lifetime, according to Mark Whitby in The Festive Fifty (Nevin Publishing, pg 144), using David Gedge's formula of one point for a 50th placing and 50 points for a chart-topper, additionally weighted to discount the effect of multiple entries of the same song in all-time lists.
;1998 Festive Fifty
*Pull Yourself Together #43
;1999 Festive Fifty
*The Hymn For The Cigarettes #2
*The Hymn For The Alcohol #3
*I Stole A Bride #22
*I Took Her Love For Granted #32
*Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do #49
;2000 Festive Fifty
*The Greedy Ugly People #7
*The Day That Thatcher Dies #12
*Good Fruit #15
*Painting And Kissing #44
;2001 Festive Fifty
*Alan Bean #31
== Sessions ==
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Nine sessions. #1 was chosen for the Peel Sessions: The Best 125 list. #1 released as John Peel Session 13.10.98 (PRE 013, 2022), #2 (gospel covers) as Revelations (Top Dog, 2000), #5 on the double CD single The Greedy Ugly People (Too Pure, 2000) and #6 (live at Maida Vale) as Maida Vale (Belka Records, 2006).
1. Recorded: 1998-09-27. First broadcast: 13 October 1998.
*The Science Fiction / I Stole The Bride /You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone / Lisa And Me
2. Recorded: 1999-01-17. First broadcast: 03 March 1999. Repeated 17 June 1999.
*(Gospel Covers session): Nobody Knows / Dragnet For Jesus / Better Things For You / Turkle Dove
3. Recorded: live at Peel Acres. First broadcast: 12 August 1999
* We Love The City / Hold Me Closer Tonight / Down Street / Seafaring / Good Fruit
4. Recorded: live from Maida Vale (Christmas special). First broadcast: 08 December 1999.
*Lonely This Christmas
5. Recorded: 2000-02-16. First broadcast: 28 March 2000. No repeats.
* Don't Give Up / Kate Cleaver’s House / Milkmaids / Everything Is Falling Apart (first broadcast 12 April 2000)
6. Recorded: live at Maida Vale. First broadcast: 23 August 2000.
* Your Head To Your Toes / The Greater London Radio / Don’t Flake Out On Me / Good Fruit / The Greedy Ugly People / The Cure For Evil / Don't Go / She Can’t Sleep No More / The Day That Thatcher Dies / The Sad Witch
7. Recorded: 2000-12-13. First broadcast: 19 December 2000 (25 years of the Festive 50 special).
* Hymn For The Alcohol
8. Recorded: 2000-11-29. First broadcast: 16 January 2001. Repeated: 11 April 2001.
* King Of Summer / Peppermint Taste / Can't Help Losing You / The Nights Are Long
9. Recorded: 2001-09-09. First broadcast: 11 December 2001. No repeats.
* Gabriel In The Airport / New French Tits / The Pines / Anne And Bill
== Live ==
As noted noted above, Hefner played a live session at Peel Acres (#3), a full live session at Maida Vale (#6) as well as live at Maida Vale twice at special events (#4 and #7). In addition, the following live non-session sets by the band were broadcast on the Peel show.
*28 October 1998: live set from Newcastle University for Sound City
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*25 October 1999: live from L2, Sound City Liverpool
#We Love The City
#Hello Kitten
#Hymn To The Alcohol
#Blind Girl With Halo
#Twisting Mary's Arm
*11 January 2000 (live set from Gronigen) Recorded: 2000-01-07.
#Hello Kitten
#Sad Witch
#Greedy Ugly People
#Librarian
#Hymn For The Alcohol
#Don't Flake Out On Me
#Painting & Kissing
#Hymn For The Coffee
#Sweetness
#Twisting Mary's Arm
*01 November 2001: live from the Medicine Bar, Birmingham for One Live. No known commercial release.
#The Nights Are Long
#Don't Go
#Pull Yourself Together
#The Hymn For The Alcohol
#Alan Bean
#China Crisis
#The Greater London Radio
#Painting And Kissing
#I Stole A Bride
#The Sad Witch
#I Love Only You
#Hello Kitten
#The Hymn For The Cigarettes
== Other Shows Played ==
(The following list was compiled only from the database of this site and Lorcan's Tracklistings Archive. Please add further details if known.)
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* June 1998 (FSK): A Hymn For The Postal Service (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*16 June 1998: A Hymn For The Postal Service (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*18 June 1998: The Sad Witch (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*23 June 1998: The Librarian (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*24 June 1998 (BFBS): A Hymn For The Postal Service (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*27 June 1998: A Hymn For The Postal Service (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*Early July 1998 (BBC World Service): A Hymn For The Postal Service (album - Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*01 July 1998 (BFBS): The Sad Witch (CD-Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure (JP: “I have to be honest with you, in a way, I didn't really want to like this LP, because somebody whose opinion I don't normally respect much has been telling me how wonderful it is. But I'm only three tracks into it and those three tracks, each one of them is wonderful, I have to say.”)
*22 September 1998: An Evening With Hefner (12”) Inertia
*14 October 1998: China Crisis (v/a EP – London) Plastic Cowboy
*22 December 1998: Pull Yourself Together (CD single) Too Pure FF#43 (JP: “I can't remember that I actually played that when it first came out, but I'm playing it now because it's number 43 in the Festive Fifty, your choice of your favourite tracks of the year.”)
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*02 February 1999: The Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do (EP: The Hefner Heart) Acuarela Discos
*03 February 1999: The Hymn For The Alcohol (Single) Sticky
*14 February 1999 (BFBS): The Hymn For The Alcohol (7") Sticky
*10 March 1999: The Heart Of Portland (LP: The Hefner Heart) Ovni
*18 March 1999 (Radio Eins): The Hymn For The Alcohol (7") Sticky
*May 1999 (FSK): The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*May 1999 (FSK): I Stole A Bride (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*04 May 1999: The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP e
*thumb|330x330px05 May 1999: I Took Her Love For Granted (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*11 May 1999: Every Little Gesture (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*13 May 1999 (Radio Eins): The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*20 May 1999: I Took Her Love For Granted (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*20 May 1999 (Radio Eins): Every Little Gesture (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*27 May 1999: The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*09 June 1999: You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (EP – Hymn For The Cigarettes) Too Pure
*10 June 1999 (Radio Eins): The Hymn For The Cigarettes
*17 June 1999 (Radio Eins): I Stole A Bride (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure
*07 July 1999: May God Protect Your Home (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP e
*thumb|330x330px15 July 1999: Took Her Love For Granted (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*15 July 1999 (Radio Eins): My God Protect Your Home (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure
*20 July 1999: The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*11 August 1999: The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*15 August 1999 (BFBS): The Weight Of The Stars (album - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure PURE92LP
*06 October 1999: A Belly Full Of Babies (CDS-I Took Her Love For Granted) Too Pure
*10 October 1999 (BFBS): A Belly Full Of Babies (CDS-I Took Her Love For Granted) Too Pure
*thumb|330x330px13 October 1999: To Hide A Little Thought (CDS-I Took Her Love For Granted) Too Pure (A Jonathan Richman cover, originally recorded for Steve Lamacq's show (1999-04-12))
*17 October 1999 (BFBS): 'To Hide A Little Thought (CDS-I Took Her Love For Granted)' (Too Pure)
*24 November 1999 (BBC World Service): Normal Molly (CD - Canciones Huérfanas) Recordings From The Other Side ‎
*25 November 1999: My Art College Days Are Over (EP-Canciones Huerfanas (Orphan Songs))
*02 December 1999 (Radio Eins): My Art College Days Are Over (EP-Canciones Huerfanas (Orphan Songs))
*21 December 1999: Wicker Girl (CD-Canciones Huerfanas) Everlasting
*thumb|330x330px23 December 1999: Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do (EP-The Hefner Heart) Ovni FF#49
*23 December 1999: I Took Her Love For Granted (CD-The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure FF#32
*23 December 1999 (Radio Eins): The Hymn For The Cigarettes (CD - The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure
*December 1999 (FSK): Wicker Girl (CD - Canciones Huérfanas) Recordings From The Other Side
*27 December 1999 (BFBS): Normal Molly (CDS-The Sweetness Lies Within) Too Pure
*28 December 1999: I Stole A Bride (CD-The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure (after JP starts the previous track again by mistake) FF#22
*29 December 1999: The Hymn For The Alcohol (CD-The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure FF#3
*29 December 1999: The Hymn For The Cigarettes (CD-The Fidelity Wars) Too Pure FF#2
;2000
*thumb|330x330px13 January 2000: Nobody Knows (CDS-Revelations!) Top Dog
*18 January 2000: Dragnet For Jesus (EP-Revelations!) Top Dog
*19 January 2000: He Got Better Things For You (EP-Revelations!) Top Dog
*20 January 2000 (Radio Eins): The Hymn For The Alcohol
*25 January 2000: Turkle Dove (EP-Revelations!) Top Dog
*30 January 2000 (BFBS): Turkle Dove (CDS-Revelations!) Top Dog
*February 2000 (FSK): Christian Girls (CD - Boxing Hefner) Too Pure
*01 February 2000: Nobody Knows (EP-Revelations!) Top Dog
*thumb|330x330px03 February 2000: Hello Kitten (LP: Boxing Hefner) white label
*03 February 2000 (Radio Eins): Nobody Knows (CDS-Revelations!) Top Dog
*03 February 2000 (Radio Eins): Dragnet For Jesus
*07 February 2000 (BFBS): Nobody Knows (CDS-Revelations!) Top Dog
*09 February 2000: Pull Yourself Together (LP - Boxing Hefner) white label
*10 February 2000: Christian Girls (single) Too Pure
*13 February 2000 (BFBS): Christian Girls (single) Too Pure
*17 February 2000 (Radio Eins): Pull Yourself Together
*19 February 2000 (BFBS): Twisting Mary's Arm (CD-Boxing Hefner) Too Pure
*24 February 2000: The Science Fiction (LP - Boxing Hefner) Too Pure
*thumb|330x330px01 March 2000: He Got Better Things For You (EP - Revelations) Top Dog
*02 March 2000: Christian Girls (single) Too Pure
*02 March 2000 (Radio Eins): The Science Fiction
*29 June 2000: A Hymn For The Postal Service (LP-Breaking God's Heart) Too Pure
*19 July 2000: Good Fruit (Piano Magic remix) (7” - Good Fruit (Remixes)) Too Pure
*20 July 2000: I Will Make Her Love Me (CD double single - Good Fruit) Too Pure
*25 July 2000: We Love The City (LP – We Love The City) Too Pure
*26 July 2000: Good Fruit (CD single) Too Pure
*27 July 2000: Seafaring (CD single - Good Fruit) Too Pure
*01 August 2000: Good Fruit (EP - Good Fruit) Too Pure
*thumb|330x330px02 August 2000: The Greedy Ugly People (LP - We Love The City) white label
*03 August 2000: We Love The City (LP – We Love The City) Too Pure
*08 August 2000: Painting And Kissing (LP - We Love The City) Too Pure
*09 August 2000: Greater London Radio (LP - We Love The City) Too Pure
*10 August 2000: As Soon As You're Ready (LP - We Love The City) Too Pure
*17 August 2000: She Can't Sleep No More (CD - We Love The City) Too Pure
*August 2000 (FSK): The Greater London Radio (CD - We Love The City) Too Pure
*September 2000 (FSK): The Greater London Radio (CD - We Love The City) Too Pure
*13 September 2000: Milkmaids (EP - The Greedy Ugly People) Too Pure
*20 September 2000: Kate Cleaver's House (EP: The Greedy Ugly People) Too Pure
: (JP: "Track originally recorded for a session for this show; a chart bound sound we like to think. ... That was Hefner, and this is Hefner.")
*20 September 2000: An Evening With Hefner (LP: Residue) Inertia
*21 September 2000 (Radio Eins): Milkmaids (EP - The Greedy Ugly People) Too Pure
*November 2000 (FSK): Milkmaids (CD - The Greedy Ugly People) Too Pure
*08 November 2000: As Soon as You're Ready (LP -  We Love the City) Too Pure 
*22 November 2000: Greater London Radio (CD: We Love The City) Too Pure
*26 December 2000: Painting And Kissing (CD-We Love The City) Too Pure FF#44
*27 December 2000: Half A Life (split 7 inch with Murry The Hump) Too Pure
*28 December 2000: Good Fruit (CD-We Love The City) Too Pure FF#15
*28 December 2000: The Day That Thatcher Dies (CD-We Love The City) Too Pure FF#12
*28 December 2000: The Greedy Ugly People (CD-We Love The City) Too Pure FF#7
;2001
*14 January 2001 (BFBS): 'Half A Life (shared 7" with Murry The Hump)' (Too Pure)
*11 July 2001: When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines (LP - Dead Media) Too Pure
*thumb|330x330px18 July 2001: Alan Bean (single) Too Pure
*19 July 2001: (JP: “Twenty four hours ago my favourite track on the new Hefner LP was probably 'When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines'. But it's been supplanted in my affections by this.”)Peppermint Taste (LP - Dead Media) Too Pure
: (JP: “From the excellent LP 'Dead Media', that's Hefner - definitely a steel guitar on that - which is called 'Peppermint Taste'. One of the sad things about growing old is that you know you're never going to experience those kind of breathlessly exciting moments again.”)
*26 July 2001: When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines (album - Dead Media) Too Pure
*08 August 2001: Alan Bean (LP - Dead Media) Too Pure
*August 2001 (FSK): The King Of Summer (CD - Dead Media) Too Pure
*22 August 2001: Peppermint Taste (LP - Dead Media) Too Pure (JP: “Still my favourite track from the LP I think.”)
*23 August 2001: 'China Crisis' (LP 'Dead Media') Too Pure
*23 August 2001 (Radio Eins): When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines (LP - Dead Media) Too Pure
*30 August 2001 (Radio Eins): Alan Bean (single)
*04 September 2001: Alan Bean (Rothko Remix) Too Pure
*06 September 2001: Trouble Kid (LP - Dead Media) Too Pure
*19 September 2001: King Of Summer (LP – Dead Media) Too Pure
*20 September 2001 (Radio Eins): Trouble Kid (album - Dead Media) Too Pure
*25 September 2001: Alan Bean (Remixed by Rothko) (7") Too Pure
*11 October 2001 (Radio Eins): Alan Bean (Remixed by Rothko) (7") Too Pure
*18 December 2001: Can’t Help Losing You (EP – The Hefner Brain) Too Pure
*20 December 2001: All I'll Ever Need (EP- The Hefner Brain) Too Pure
*26 December 2001: Alan Bean (CD-Dead Media) Too Pure #FF31
;2002
*10 January 2002: Dark Hearted Discos (EP - The Hefner Brain) Too Pure PURE 125 CDS
*10 January 2002: All I'll Ever Need (Too Pure)
*16 January 2002: When The Angels Play Their Drums Machines (Mothership Mix) Too Pure
*22 January 2002: Dark Hearted Discos (Too Pure)
*21 February 2002 (Radio Eins): Can't Help Losing You (EP - The Hefner Brain) Too Pure
*12 February 2002: When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines (EP - The Hefner Brain) Too Pure
*14 March 2002 (Radio Eins): When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines (EP - The Hefner Brain) Too Pure
*09 July 2002: Painting And Kissing (LP - Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride) Hefner
*01 August 2002: I Stole a Bride (LP - Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride) Hefner
*06 August 2002: Alan Bean (LP - Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride) Hefner
*29 August 2002 (BBC World Service): Alan Bean (LP - Kick, Snare, Hats, Ride) Hefner
2004
*22 December 2004 (Rob Da Bank): 'I Took Her Love for Granted' (LP- The Fidelity Wars) - (Too Pure) 
== See Also ==
*ANT: Hefner drummer, Antony Harding's solo music. ANT recorded a solo session for John Peel in 2000.
*The French
*25 September 1997 (BFBS): Car Chase (12") Inertia (No double-takes necessary: this is not the Darren Hayman-led indie band, but future jazz artist Lee Jones.)
*31 October 1999 (BFBS): Piano Magic: 'There's No Need For Us To Be Alone (7") (Rocket Girl) (As JP tells us, vocals and lyrics from Darren Hayman of Hefner)
*January 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*February 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*July 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*August 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*September 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*December 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*July 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*August 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*September 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*December 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*January 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*August 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*hefnet.com
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