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Twentyfive years ago this month, the cream of the British music industry walked into Abbey Road and studios around the UK and recorded an album for War Child in response to the plight of the thousands of families caught up in the bloody Balkans war.It went onto become the most legendary charity album of all time. Inspired by a John Lennon quote The best record you can make, is recorded on Monday, cut on Tuesday, pressed up on Wednesday, packaged on Thursday, distributed on Friday, in the shops on Saturday , Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller formed the super group Smokin Mojo Filters and Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, Portishead, Massive Attack, Suede, The Charlatans and many more contributed tracks.Go Discs Tony Crean and Andy McDonald, press officer Terri Hall and others rallied artists, media and the industry to come together in those few days. Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic wrote the sleeve notes, John Squire designed the artwork and Johnny Depp even popped in to play guitar.Within 24 hours, 20 tracks had been recorded and it was in store five days later selling 70,000 copies in its first day. The album went on to make pound1.25 million and launched War Child not only as the charity for British music, but more importantly, the only charity who specialise in protecting, educating and supporting children in war.The difference this album made for War Child cannot be over emphasised. It was the starting point of a relationship with the British music industry that has seen some of the worlds biggest artists come together but more importantly, it has enabled War Child to reach more than a million children caught in the crossfire of war over the last 20 years.You only need look at the news today to see that War Childs work is more important than ever. Four million Syrian refugees have fled the conflict, two million of these are children, some of whom are alone, all of whom are terrified and traumatised by what they have seen.Since the HELP album, War Childs work with music has gone onto raise more than pound7 million for children in conflict. Side A1.Oasis and Friends ndash Fade Away2.The Boo Radleys ndash Oh Brother3.The Stone Roses ndash Love Spreads4.Radiohead ndash Lucky5.Orbital ndash AdnanSide B6.Portishead ndash Mourning Air7.Massive Attack ndash Fake the Aroma alternate version of Karmacoma8.Suede ndash Shipbuilding9.The Charlatans vs. The Chemical Brothers ndash Time For Livin10.Stereo MCs ndash Sweetest Truth Show No FearSide C11.Sineacutead OConnor ndash Ode to Billie Joe12.The Levellers ndash Searchlights13.Manic Street Preachers ndash Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head14.Terrorvision ndash Tom Petty Loves Veruca Salt15.The One World Orchestra featuring The Massed Pipes and Drums of the Childrens Free Revolutionary Volunteer Guards aka The KLF ndash The MagnificentSide D16.Planet 4 Folk Quartet ndash Message to Crommie17.Terry Hall and Salad ndash Dream a Little Dream of Me18.Neneh Cherry and Trout ndash 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 19.Blur ndash Eine kleine Lift Musik20.The Smokin Mojo Filters ndash Come Together War Child Records Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £26 +P&P