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Hi 4 Head label discography

This is a discography of albums released on the Hi 4 Head label.

Hi 4 Head Records was formed in 2002 by Sue and Nick Dart with the aim of issuing "music that deserves to be out there". The label releases new recordings, previously unissued archive sessions and previously released material that has become unavailable.


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Hi 4 Head: albums

No Fear, John Stevens / Trevor Watts / Barry Guy, 2002, HFHCD001

Tracks : No Fear, Th Id, Ah!, Speed From The Light, Just A Matter Of Time

Musicians : John Stevens, Trevor Watts, Barry Guy

Recorded in 1977 and originally released on Spotlite Records in 1978.

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Application Interaction And..., John Stevens, 2002, HFHCD002

Tracks : Application, Interaction, And...

Musicians : John Stevens, Trevor Watts, Barry Guy

Recorded in 1978 and originally released on Spotlite Records in 1979.

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Mining The Seam: The Rest Of The Spotlite Sessions, John Stevens / Trevor Watts / Barry Guy, 2004, HFHCD003

Tracks : No Fear (Alt Take), AH! (Unedited Version), AH! (Alt Take), Speed From The Light (Alt Take), Speed From The Light (Alt Take)

Musicians : John Stevens, Trevor Watts, Barry Guy

Recorded in 1977 and previously unreleased.

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World Sonic, Trevor Watts, 2005, HFHCD004

Tracks : Solarsonic, Weejah Song, The Chase, Soft Call, How It Goes, Rounder, Slip Jive, Passionato, Honing, Shadows, Sliding Reel, This Morning!, Duplette, Head Tones, Stretching, Jakarata, Solone, Descension

Musicians : Trevor Watts

Recorded in Hastings, England in 2005.

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Live In Sao Paulo, Brasil, Trevor Watts And Jamie Harris, 2006, HFHCD005

Tracks : Multiki, Tribal, Eastern Eyes, Sopata, Anna B, Three Part Invention, Ancestry

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Jamie Harris

Recorded live in Sao Paulo on May 27, 2005.

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Drum Energy!, The Original Trevor Watts Drum Orchestra, 2007, HFHCD006

Tracks : Leaning On, Rumbling and Tumbling, Through The Gears, Skipping, Shepherds Song, Shaking and Droning

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Peter Knight, Nana Tsiboe, Kofi Adu, Ernest Mothle, Liam Genockey

Recorded live in 1989.

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Reunion Live In London, Trevor Watts & Peter Knight, 2007, HFHRCD007

Tracks : Reunion

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Peter Knight

Recorded in London on July 16, 1999.

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Scurvy, Fracture, 2010, HFHCD008

Tracks : Meditation, Chime In, Jenny Found A Hole, Snocaine, Halfbrain, Side A Is Dead, Inversion, Irradiance, One, Two, Three, QNG

Musicians : Johnny Butler, Ryan Snow, Adam Caine, Rus Wimbish, Jason Nazary

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NavaCross, Navacross, 2011, HFHCD009

Tracks : Ship Goes Down, Have The Time, Shine A Light, Helicopter Sky, Let It Roll, Monkey On My Back, Look Back, One Way Ticket, Scattered, After Tomorrow, Lay Down, Planes Left Trails, Listening, Turn On A Dime, Black Crow, Don't Shout

Musicians : KC, Mike Skinner, Noel Gander, Andy P, Dean Baker

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Dialogues In Two Places, Trevor Watts & Veryan Weston, 2012, HFHCD010D

Tracks : CD 1; Dufferin / CD 2: Cardigan, Marcon, Parkwood, Robinwood, Scottwood, Glenwood, Maplewood, Hollywood

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Veryan Weston

CD 1 recorded live at Guelph Jazz Festival in Ontario in September 2011. CD 2 recorded live in Toledo, Ohio in June 2011.

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Agam, Stuart Masters & Rishi Ranjan, 2013, HFHCD011

Tracks : Reb-oud-akech, Serenity, Agam, It's Rising, Midday, Gaur Sarang, From Maihar

Musicians : Stuart Masters, Rishi Ranjan

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All The Way Home, Navacross, 2013, HFHCD012

Tracks : Overload, Secret Streets, Steer, Clowns, Get Me Outta Here, Open Your Eyes, Waiting On A Wire, This Situation, Too Much, Lazy Days

Musicians : Dean Baker, Noel Gander, Mike Skinner, Andrew Pilgrim

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Tunnel Vision, False-Heads, 2014, HFHCD013

Tracks : Fall Around, Anything Else, Without A Doubt, Remedy, Where Is Your Man, Comfort Consumption

Musicians : Luke Griffiths, Jake Elliott, Daniel Delgaty

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The Dream Of Miss Dee, Heath Common, 2014, HFHCD014

Tracks : (Dream Bite 1: Psychedelic Slumber), Angel Of New York, Manchester Summertime, (Dream Bite 2: Oh How I Skipped), When Dino Valente Sings, Why Truck Drivers Rise Earlier Than Students Of Zen, (Dream Bite 3: So Many Hopes), Edie Who?, (Dream Bite 4: Wow, Beautiful), When The Dog Bites The Monkey, (Dream Bite 5: 1969), Powis Square At 4am, Bradford Park Avenue, The Death Of Honeyboy Edwards, Zorba The Beat, (Dream Bite 6: On Horse Back), The Gypsy Lament, The Beat Manifesto, (Dream Bite 7: A Perfectly Splendid Dream)

Musicians : Heath Common, Chris Halliwell, Robin Downe, Georgia Harrington

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Tales Of Two Cities, Heath Common And Carol Grimes, 2014, HFHCD015P

Tracks : Manchester Summertime, When Dino Valente Sings, Zorba The Beat, Blues For Vini Reilly

Musicians : Heath Common, Carol Grimes, others?

An EP release.

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Wear & Tear, False-Heads, 2015, HFHCD016

Tracks : Wrap Up, Twenty Nothing, Snatch, Nothing in There

Musicians : Luke Griffiths, Jake Elliott, Daniel Delgaty

An EP.

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Encounters With Light, Heath Common, 2014, HFHCD017

Tracks : Icarus, Angeline Albertine, Reflections on Francis, Lennon, Two Immortals, Diggers not Dead, Lenny Bruce, A Memory that comes for free, Women of Lincoln, Ray the Cat, Voodoo Town, We are Lotus

Musicians : Heath Common, Steve Karavasili, Steve J. Jones, Neil Morgan, Barbara Rodway, Tina Featherstone / Robin Downe, Inder Goldfinger, Chris Halliwell, Kate Helliwell, Mandi Laek, Karen Thewlis, Patrick Wise

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Cynosure, Trevor Watts String Ensemble, 2016, HFHCD018

Tracks : Another Time, No Waiting, We'll Talk About It Later, Chip, Tribute To Trane / Bonus tracks: No Waiting, Dance Trance, Chip

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Dave Cole, Steve Hayton, Steve Danachie, Sandy Spencer, Colin McKenzie, Lindsay Cooper, Liam Genockey

Original album tracks recorded in London in 1976. Original album released on the Ogun label in 1978. The bonus tracks were recorded live in London in 1976.

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Closer To You, Trevor Watts Amalgam, 2017, HFHCD019

Tracks : De Dublin Thing, South of Nowhere (With Quiet Beginnings), Keep Right, Dear Roland / Bonus tracks: Mad, Seaside Blues, Albert Like, Bottle Alley, Latino Flo

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Colin McKenzie, Liam Genockey

The original album tracks were recorded in Hastings, England in 1978 and originally released on the Ogun label in 1979. The bonus tracks are probably from the same sessions.

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BeatsBox, Heath Common And The Lincoln 72's, 2016, HFHCD020SP

Tracks : Satori in the Sky, Basquiat and Warhol, Still Howling, The Busking Bodhisattva

Musicians : Heath Common, Steve J. Jones, Steve Kavasili, Neil Morgan, Patrick Wise / Guests: Robin Downe, Inder Goldfinger, Mark Hoyle, Patrick Kelly

Originally released as a physical EP.

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Solos 2016, Trevor Watts, 2016, HFH021

Tracks : Gone Before, Following The Muse, Outer Calls, A Life In The Day

Musicians : Trevor Watts

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Tales of a Young Life in Halifax & Notting Hill Gate, Heath Common And The Lincoln 72's, 2017, HFHCD022

Tracks : Halifax Gala Queen, Jack Brown, Room at the Top, Spirit of Ogden, Mixenden I'm Coming Home, Satori in the Sky, Basquiat and Warhol, Still Howling, The Busking Bodhisattva, Anita Pallenberg

Musicians : Heath Common, Steve J Jones, Steve Karavasili, Neil Morgan, Patrick Wise / Owen Doherty, Robin Downe, Inder Goldfinger, Chris Halliwell, Liz Hanks, Mark Hoyle, Patrick Kelly, Karen Thewlis

Uncertain of album title. Some sources simply call it Heath Common. Other sources use the longer title Tales of a Young Life in Halifax & Notting Hill Gate.

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HyperViolet, Johnny Butler, 2017, HFHCD023

Tracks : HyperViolet, Crake's Dream, Flipper Wants Out, What It Deserves, Crossing the River, Your Worst Fear, Jump, Burgundy, Yer Mom, Public Radio, HyperViolet, pt. 2

Musicians : Johnny Butler, JJ Byars, Phil Rodriguez, Todd Reynolds, Rose Rutledge, Brittany Anjou, Jackson Kincheloe, Jeff Miles, Sasha Brown, Dov Manski, Michael Feinberg, Bram Kincheloe, Arleigh Kincheloe, Tecla Esposito, Bridget Davis, Raycee Jones, Kassa Overall

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Dialogues At Cafe Oto, Trevor Watts / Veryan Weston / Peter Knight / Hannah Marshall / Alison Blunt, 2018, HFHDVD01

Tracks : Dialogues With Strings 4, Dialogues With Strings 5, Dialogues With Strings 2

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Veryan Weston, Peter Knight, Hannah Marshall, Alison Blunt

Recorded at Café Oto in London in August 2016 and April 2017.

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Union Chapel & Elsewhere, Stuart Masters, 2018, HFHCD024

Tracks : Around Yu, Bhakti, Reb-Oud-Akech, Humbug, Hungry River Cobbler, Judy, Layover, Mill Green, Odonata, Open Your Eyes

Musicians : Stuart Masters

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Life & Music, Trevor Watts, 2019, HFHCD025

Tracks : Mexico Nights, Burkina Nights, For Peace In The World, Rif Riff, Gone Too Soon, Dreams Of Leaving, Ougoudougou, My Love, Five And Three, For Ornette, Drum And What?, Song Of Beauty, Temple Rain, December 11th

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Amy Leake, Rob Leake, Geoff Sapsford, Roger Carey, Giampaolo Scatozza, Jamie Harris, Anna Watts

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Countdown (EP), Death By Piano, 2018, HFHCD026SP

Tracks : Caves, Jolene, Countdown, Torches, Bender

Musicians : Kalen, Greywolf

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Crossings, Veryan Weston With Hannah Marshall And Mark Sanders, 2020, HFHCD027

Tracks : Kafka's Escape, Young Elephant, Slow Blackwell, Crossing Out, Folk Themes, Kalimba Setting, I'll Be Baka In 5, Tap Dancers, Extinction

Musicians : Veryan Weston, Hannah Marshall, Mark Sanders

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No release identified, HFHCD028

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The Lockdown Solos, Trevor Watts, 2020, HFHCD029

Tracks : I So Elated 1. Alto Solo, I So Elated 2. Sop Solo, I So Elated 3. Alto Solo, I So Elated 4. Sop Solo, I So Elated 5. Alto Solo, I So Elated 6. Sop Solo, I So Elated 7. Alto Solo, I So Elated 8. Sop Solo

Musicians : Trevor Watts

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2 Covid Verses, Heath Common, 2020, HFHCS30

Tracks : When the Dog bites the Monkey, Powis Square at 4 A.M.

Musicians : Heath Common

A two track EP.

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Thirteen Dances, Johnny Butler, 2020, HFHCD031

Tracks : Little Creek, I Love NY, Red Shirt, White Dress, Noodle Face, Baroque, No Ice Cream, You and I, Sunday Stars, It’s Time to Go, Seventeen, Diversion, Magical Evergreen, Glinka

Musicians : Johnny Butler

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With The Flow, Trevor Watts Moiré Music Drum Orchestra, 2021, HFHCD032

Tracks : Opening Gambit, Ahoom Mbram / Tetegramatan / Free Flow / One Jimajo – Tetegramatan Reprise, Obramankume / Southern Memories, Bomsu / Baiaway

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Colin McKenzie, Paapa J Mensah, Nee Daku Patato, Nana Appiah, Jojo Yates, Nana Tsiboe

Recorded live at the Karlsruhe Jazz Festival in 1994.

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Bokonon / The Isle of Elba, Johnny Butler, 2021, HFHCD033S

Tracks : Bokonon, The Isle of Elba

Musicians : Johnny Butler, Rose Rutledge, Brittany Anjou, Brandee Younger, Jeff Miles, Michael Feinberg, Bram Kincheloe, Jimmy Lopez

A digital single.

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The Yorkshire Suite, Trevor Watts Amalgam, 2021, HFHCD034

Tracks : The Yorkshire Suite (Take 1), The Yorkshire Suite (Take 2)

Musicians : Trevor Watts, Keith Rowe, Colin McKenzie, John Stevens, Liam Genockey

Recorded in February 1979.

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Kerouac Lives!, Patrick Wise & Jessika Mae, 2022, HFHCD035

Tracks : Typewriter Blues, Eternal Song, Bowery Beat, Hey Jack, We Are Taking Sides Time Wasn't On My Side Me And Dean, Kerouac Theme

Musicians : Patrick Wise, Jessika Mae, others?

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No release identified, HFHCD036

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The Sunbather, Johnny Butler, 2022, HFHCD037

Tracks : Joker Family Reunion, The Sunbather, Spinning Wheel, Slow Motion, The Alex Detector, Unatamam Seni, The Necklace, Trance Dance, It's Fine, Lost, The Birdcage

Musicians : Johnny Butler, others?

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No release identified, HFHCD038

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Meet Me In the Wayback Field, Johnny Butler, 2024, HFHCD039

Tracks : Prelude, Swimming, Chapel, May25th, DEMEROL, StraightJacket, Wolfman, MissingYou, Hellscape, In a Sentimental Mood, It Burns, The New Old Piece (Everything is Bullshit), Annabe Lee

Musicians : Johnny Butler, Alex Oliva, Annmarie White, Caleb Patterson

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Last updated September 2025