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  • World Party – Ship of Fools

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  • World Party plays The Beatles

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  • Second-listen-worthy Beatlesesque Pop from World Party

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    • Biography World Party

    World Party
    World Party is a British pop/rock band, which is essentially the solo project of its multi-talented only member, Karl Wallinger. The band was started in 1985 after Wallinger amicably left The Waterboys. The name "World Party" reflects Wallinger's Green and radical interests. Formation After a stint as musical director of a West End performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, Wallinger joined a funk band dubbed The Out, before signing on with Mike Scott's Waterboys in 1984 to record the LP A Pagan Place. After 1985's superb This Is the Sea, Wallinger departed to form World Party, a one-man project heavily indebted to Revolver-era Beatlesque pop modified for the eco-generation; recorded at Wallinger's home, his debut album Private Revolution from late-1986 scored a UK Top 40 hit with the infectious lead single "Ship of Fools." After a long layoff (during which time Wallinger aided Sinad O'Connor in recording her 1988 debut,

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