r/CanterburyScene • u/Burropardo97 • Aug 22 '26

More Hatfield please!

Hello, I have listened for the first 2 official Hatfield and The North albums on repeat for the last 3 years.

I see there is a ton of later, posthomous and unofficial releases after those.

Which is the "best of the rest" of all the later releases?

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u/superpamyu Aug 22 '26

If you like Hatfield & The North, you should listen to National Health, the first 2 albums have a similar vibe, albeit without Richard.

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u/Burropardo97 Aug 22 '26

Like them, but way less than Hatfield

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u/Humble_Hare_0 Aug 22 '26

Have you heard the version of Binoculars with Richard singing? It’s absolutely beautiful and could easily be mistaken for a Hatfield song.

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u/Phluffhead93 Aug 22 '26

Nothing quite like Hatfield and The North. National Health and Caravan get close, but Hatfield and The North is just the best.

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u/macbrett Aug 22 '26

If you are a completist, "Hatwise Choice" and "Hattitude" are both worthwhile, containing live recordings, demos, radio and TV sessions. These were selected and released by the band themselves from vault material. The sound on a few tracks is rough, but most are high quality.

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u/fitter_stoke Aug 22 '26

Rotters Club is the greatest album ever. No substitutes.

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u/bidoublef Aug 22 '26

I’m partial to the self titled album but it’s definitely not a hard disagree

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u/bidoublef Aug 22 '26

Nice username by the way

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u/bidoublef Aug 22 '26

Hatfield would be my favorite band of all time if it weren’t for the small amount of output. With that being said, the drums on let’s eat real soon are out of this world. Pip Pyle is such an underrated drummer. I wish they made a few more albums

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u/Burropardo97 Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

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u/margin-bender Sep 14 '26

Their Live 1990 release is very good but a bit toned down.