Night of a Thousand Candles

Night of a Thousand Candles is the first studio album by the band The Men They Couldn't Hang. It was released in 1985 on vinyl and cassette format, and then on CD format in 1987. The cassette version has two additional tracks, and the CD version has six bonus tracks added. Tracks from the album were performed before its release during the John Peel sessions on July 14, 1984, and January 22, 1985. Their cover version of Eric Bogle's, "The Green Fields of France" reached number 3 on John Peel's festive 50 in 1984 and "Ironmasters", the second single from the album, reached number 11 in 1985. The album also came 10th on Melody Maker's End Of Year Critic Lists 1985.

Personnel

 * The Men They Couldn't Hang
 * Shanne Bradley - bass guitar, Tibetan anus flute
 * Stefan Cush (a.k.a. Cush) – vocals, guitar
 * Jon Odgers – drums, percussion
 * Philip Odgers (a.k.a. Swill) – vocals, guitar, tinwhistle, melodica
 * Paul Simmonds - guitar, bouzuki, keyboards


 * Additional musicians
 * Tom Keane – Bagpipes, Uilleann Pipes
 * Lindsey Lowe – trumpet


 * Production
 * Harold Burgen – Tracks 12 & 13
 * Nick Lowe – Track 11
 * Philip Chevron - Tracks 4, 5, 6, 10 & 14
 * Tony Poole - Tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 16
 * Engineer
 * Nick Robbins
 * Photography
 * David Howell