Stills from the Big Sky video shoot
From L to R: Dave Porthouse, Paul Handyside, Taffy Hughes, Steve Price (1988-1989) Composite image with guitarists & guitars
The Beautiful album cover photo shoot: B&W shots
Some of the photos taken for “The Beautiful” album cover shoot.
The Beautiful debut ads in NME
Beautiful? 8 April 1989 – New Musical Express (NME) Hurrah! The Beautiful 15 April 1989 – New Musical Express (NME)
The Beautiful album cover photo shoot: Color shots
Photos taken in/near Whitley Bay, England in 1988 One of the photographer’s test Polaroid photos
Big Sky single ads
Big Sky Now available – limited edition 10″ picture disc Big Sky – Hurrah The new single January 1989
“Big Sky” video & lyrics
“Big Sky” was the first single from Hurrah’s The Beautiful album. Filmed in 1989, the video’s black-on-black scenes were interspersed with bright images of flora and fauna. Big Sky lyrics I see nothing in their eyes There’s nothing to replace … Continued
Big Sky picture disc
The “Big Sky” single was released in a limited edition vinyl picture disc format (10″ single) in the UK in 1989.
The Beautiful review (Offbeat)
HURRAH The Beautiful in Offbeat (April 1989) “If Hurrah could have kept their original followers on their climb to popularity, they could have been chart favorites by now. emerging from the Kitchenware roster at the same time as Prefab Sprout, … Continued