FOR EVERYONE IN THE BUSINESS OF MUSIC TOM JONES ^OBBIE WILLIAIIIS THE CARDIGANS CEHYS FROM CATATWHA STEREOPHONICS NATAL!E l/fy SI TOM JONES RELOAD 27 September 1999 The much anticipated album of collaborations with Tom Jones will be released on Gut Records on 27 September. With unique interprétations of covers as well as original material, this project spans générations and genres • 'An Audience With Tom • Live on Zoë Ball's A major éditorial campaign Jones' (ITV) Breakfast Show (Radio 1) is underway which includes: • The National Lottery, New • Co-host on the Lunchtime • Loaded - feature Saturday Edition (BBC1) Show with Jo Whiley • Q - feature • TFI Friday (Channel 4) (Radio 1) • Mojo-feature • Jerry Springer UK Spécial • Morning Show 'Record Of • Observer Life - Cover fea- (ITV) The Week' (Radio 1) ture • Live & Kicking (Mot Seat) • Breakfast Show 'Record of • Big Issue - Cover feature (BBC1) The Week' (Virgin Radio) • Times Métro - Cover fea- • The O Zone (BBC2) • Spécial guest on Chris ture • MTV/VH-1 specials Tarrant's Breakfast Show • NME - Feature VH-1 Artist of the Month (Capital Radio) • The Source - Cover fea- • Later with Jools Holland • 'Tom Jones Weekend' 9th- ture (The Sun) (BBC2) 10th October (Capital • The Look - Cover feature • The Big Breakfast Radio) • Select-Think Tank fea- (Channel 4) • Guest on the Pepsi Chart ture • CD/UK People's Choice Show (ILR) • Daily Mail - Night & Day (ITV) • Spécial guest on the Cover feature • The Jo Whiiey Show Jonathan Ross Show (Channel 4) (Radio 2) • A two part Tom Jones • e-mailable Reload games documentary 'The Boy available to play & pass From Nowhere' broadcast around on Gut Records during August (Radio 2) website • Breakfast Show Record of www.gutrecords.com The Week (Atlantic 252) • Extensive coverage from ail ILR & BBC stations www.gutrecords.com www.gutrecords.com ^r-> onna go m, The Divine Com AH, mine Space Sunny afternoon James Dean Bradfu l'm left, you're righi s Mousse T Sexbomb Heather Small You need love like I do James Taylor Quartet Looking out my window Van Morrison Sometimes we cry The Pretenders Lust for life Barenaked Ladies Little green bag Simply Red Ain't that a lot of love Zucchero She drives me orazy Natalie Imbruglia Never tear us apart Cerys from Catatonia Baby it's cold outside Portishead Motherless child www.gutrecords.com ^vailabte on CD & Cassette "■ Ér # / ^ a# • -Jm BRI and Aim slrike breaklhrough deal Tbeby Tracey Association Snell of Independent nificant fc îPI and Aim. 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