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Their\nseventh studio release and first since 2017’s \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Light\u003c\/i\u003e, it’s produced by Champs\nkeyboard player Thomas Collison and features frontman Danny George Wilson’s most\ncompelling songs to date.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loose Music","offers":[{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50446249197899,"sku":"2212642","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50446248673611,"sku":"2212641","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/20000000249203_43f02d2c_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727055386"},{"product_id":"streets-of-our-time","title":"Streets Of Our Time","description":"\u003cp\u003ethe second album of alt country gold from former grand drive man danny george wilson and his ever-evolving americana ensemble. those who have caught glimpses of the champs tell tales of a musical freedom, bizarre face paints, occasional moving pictures and something they call a 'yesness'. what this may be is anyone's guess but when asked to elaborate fans only shrug their shoulders and offer an enigmatic smile. some say they're the acoustic world's answer to the black mountain army while others claim they invoke the spirit of the grateful dead. what is certain is that danny wilson has moved on and in doing so has found his true voice. on loose.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50470324896075,"sku":"322162","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/af071d1f-b4c5-4d00-b2f4-3e3efb3aba67_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727375821"},{"product_id":"champions-of-the-world","title":"Champions Of The World","description":"\u003cp\u003edanny and the champions of the world talk of music and brotherhood, good times and the cosmic yee-haa. their debut is the product of a summer spent roaming the countryside along with various friends including oxford's truck collective in the spirit of ronnie lane's passing show. soon christened the champions of the world this travelling band of brothers and sisters were to be found playing impromptu festivals, club-nights and house parties across the land. along the way they picked up the likes of ryan adams sidekick neal casal and members of brakes, electric soft parade, opened up for the magic numbers and backed garth hudson for the band legend's truck festival and 100 club shows. some say they're the acoustic world's answer to the black mountain army while others claim they invoke the spirit of the grateful dead. what is certain is that danny wilson has moved on and in doing so has found his true voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50470691209547,"sku":"294811","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/aaf74dad-1e2d-4dd7-a100-2f6cc8a7f154_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727380571"},{"product_id":"live-champs","title":"Live Champs!","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 2008's 'These Days', to a selection of favourites from 2013's studio album 'Stay True', via the likes of 'Henry The Van' and 'Colonel and The King' - it's almost like a greatest hits of Danny and The Champions. However, this hits package captures what the studio recordings can't quite convey - the raw passion and high energy of a Champs live show. Recorded live at a hugely sweaty sold out show at Camden Jazz Cafe, London on the 6th March 2014, featuring co-conspirators Trevor Moss and Hannah-Lou, you can either take this as a welcome reminder of a shit-hot show, or a harsh lesson on how you should never pass up an opportunity to catch these guys live.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loose Music","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50470944014667,"sku":"378491","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/6663f82e-fc18-401d-963e-6435b5572201_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727385667"},{"product_id":"brilliant-light","title":"Brilliant Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eDanny and The Champions Of The World release \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Light\u003c\/i\u003e, their sixth studio album. \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Light\u003c\/i\u003e, the follow-up to 2015’s award winning album \u003ci\u003eWhat Kind Of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, features 18 songs over two CDs \/ LPs. Here come Danny and the Champions of the World writing themselves large, giving themselves the space, and taking the time, to deliver a magnum opus. With \u003ci\u003eBrilliant Light\u003c\/i\u003e Danny Wilson has made his All Things Must Pass – a big record of hit after hit stretching over two albums plus a further bonus set of instrumentals. He’s allowed both himself and his band the absolute freedom to explore, experiment, and collaborate, and they’ve grabbed it with both hands. Hidden away somewhere in this diverse collection you’ll find the question “can we release ourselves back into the brilliant light?” For Danny the brilliant light is creativity, but more than that it’s collaborative creativity, and the process of birthing these songs, both by design and then serendipity, has been to maximize the creative potential of all The Champs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3CD - Limited Indies Only Double CD plus 11 Track Bonus CD of instrumentals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2CD - Double CD Version.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3LP - Limited Indies Only Double Vinyl LP with Download and Bonus 11 Track LP of instrumentals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2LP - Double LP Version with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loose Music","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50471249838411,"sku":"1011109","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50471249969483,"sku":"1011107","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/8464aba8-f109-4508-a098-cd0125d67145_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727397134"},{"product_id":"stay-true","title":"Stay True","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Stay True' is the fourth album from Danny and The Champions Of The World. It's also Danny George Wilson's eleventh album which includes six long players from the much loved Grand Drive plus a solo outing (as Danny George Wilson) entitled 'Famous Mad Mile'. Danny has been touring the world and making critically acclaimed records for nearly 20 years now, the first Grand Drive release was on Loose back in 1997.'Stay True' was recorded this year over five days at North London's Reservoir Studios with Champs bass player Chris Clarke (ex Rockingbirds) and Danny at the helm. Danny describes the scene: \"catching sleep on the control room sofa, recording deep into the night, friends and musicians dropping by, inspired by the great soul, country and rock n roll of Stax, Muscle Shoals, The Band, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Dion DiMucci, Van Morrison...Ronnie Lane meets Ronnie Spector.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loose Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50490814792011,"sku":"365015","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/656d5d06-b5f4-4a49-9da3-6f2d3f6573a8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727675354"},{"product_id":"los-campeones-en-vivo","title":"Los Campeones en Vivo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Campeones en Vivo\u003c\/i\u003e finds Danny and The Champions of the World high in the mountains of Asturias in Spain. 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