Working Class Heroine was written for the play Flesh and Blood on 5th June 1999 and recorded for the Flesh and Blood album which was released on on 5th January 2000
1999 Flesh and Blood album recording
Running length : 2:00
Written by : Mike Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Acoustic Guitar
Gill Edward-Jones – Piano
String Section of The Welsh College of Music : N Tziomakas, R Karatchivieva, N. Ramirez-Celis, M. Walker, E. Berry, A. Manais, J. Park, K. Rowe, A. Morgan, V. Wright, A. Moore, S. Stevens
String arrangements by Gill Edward-Jones and Eddie Macdonald
Strings conducted by Gill Edward-Jones
Recorded at BBC Studio One, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales
Produced by Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald
Recording Engineered by Nigel Lewis and Mike Jones
Mixed at The Forge by Lee Monteverde 22nd December 1999
Alternative Studio Recordings – Demo
6th June 1999 Acoustic demo recording
Running length : 1:53
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Recorded at Dyserth, Wales by Mike Peters
Album appearances and discography of studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
5th January 2000 : Mike Peters – Flesh and Blood – Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C009 (CD) Soundtrack recording and Demo acoustic recording versions
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Officially released live records – Audio
All are Worldwide Releases on Twenty First Century Recording Company
(Except where stated)
28th August 2004. Recorded at William Aston Hall, NEWI, Wrexham, Wales
Running Length : 1:26 Mike Peters Solo acoustic
Released in 2004 on Alarmstock Volume 2 – Is A Working Man Born To Live And Then Die
Lyrics
Working class heroine
Who are you now, who were you once?
Who would you be, if you were free?
Tied to flesh and blood, tied to flesh and blood
Working class heroine
What do you want, what do you need?
What do you hear, what do you see?
Tied to flesh and blood, tied to flesh and blood
Working class heroine
Who would you be, if you were free?
Audio & Visual Sources
Audio Link – Mike Peters Live demo June 1999 from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
Audio Link – Mike Peters from the Flesh and Blood album 2000.
The full Flesh and Blood album can be listened to on The Alarm Central Platform
(Page updated 04/08/2021)