Late Night Tales and its predecessor Another Late Night are the names of two related series of artist-curated compilation albums released by Azuli Records in the UK until 2009 when the independent record label Night Time Stories took over the series. Both series were started by the author A.W. Wilde. The tracks on the albums are selected and mixed by a diverse selection of artists asked by Late Night Tales to create the ultimate late night mix. Many of the albums end with a story track, read by famous English performers including Benedict Cumberbatch,[1] Will Self, Brian Blessed and Patrick Moore. With the exception of Jamiroquai, Air, Bill Brewster, and Don Letts' contributions, each release includes a cover version recorded by the artist(s).
The series has been met with critical acclaim,[2] [3] with GQ praising Late Night Tales as "The Rolls Royce of compilations".[4] 2011 saw the label celebrate their tenth anniversary with a box set including all albums to date.[5]
| No. | Album name | Artist | Release date | Cat. No. | Singles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fila Brazillia | 19 February 2001 | ALN01 | "Nature Boy" (Nat King Cole cover version) | ||
| 2 | Howie B | 24 July 2001 | ALN02 | "Under the Boardwalk" (The Drifters cover version) | ||
| 3 | Rae & Christian | 1 March 2001 | ALN03 | "Flashlight" (Parliament cover version) | ||
| 4 | Zero 7 | 18 February 2002 | ALN04 | "Truths and Rights" (Johnny Osbourne cover version) | ||
| 5 | Another Late Night: Groove Armada | Groove Armada | 3 June 2002 | ALN05 | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra cover version) | |
| 6 | Tommy Guerrero | 23 September 2002 | ALN06 | "Come Together" (The Beatles cover version) | ||
| 7 | Kid Loco | 10 February 2003 | ALN07 | "Paralysed" (Gang of Four cover version) | ||
| 8 | Nightmares on Wax | 12 May 2003 | ALN08 | "Brothers on the Slide" (Cymande cover version) | ||
| 9 | Sly & Robbie | 14 July 2003 | ALN09 | "La Isla Bonita" (Madonna cover version) | ||
| 10 | Jamiroquai | 10 November 2003 | ALN10 | – | ||
| 11 | Turin Brakes | 16 February 2004 | ALN11 | "Moonlight Mile" (The Rolling Stones cover version) | ||
| 12 | Four Tet | 4 October 2004 | ALN12 | "Castles Made of Sand" (Jimi Hendrix cover version) | ||
| 13 | The Flaming Lips | 7 March 2005 | ALN13 | "Seven Nation Army" (The White Stripes cover version) | ||
| 14 | Belle & Sebastian | 27 February 2006 | ALN14 | "Casaco Marron" (Trio Esperanca cover version) | ||
| 15 | Air | 11 September 2006 | ALN15 | – | ||
| 16 | aka Shrigley Forced to Speak with Others | David Shrigley | 23 October 2006 | ALN16 | – | |
| 17 | Nouvelle Vague | 5 February 2007 | ALN17 | "Come On Eileen" (Dexys Midnight Runners cover version) | ||
| 18 | Lindstrøm | 9 July 2007 | ALN18 | "Let It Happen" (Vangelis cover version) | ||
| 19 | Fatboy Slim | 15 October 2007 | ALN19 | "Radioactivity" (Kraftwerk cover version) | ||
| 20 | Groove Armada | 10 March 2008 | ALN20 | "Are "Friends" Electric?" (Gary Numan cover version) | ||
| 21 | Arctic Monkeys | 27 October 2008 | ALN21 | Matt Helders – "Dreamer" (feat. Nesreen Shah) + Alex Turner – "A Choice of Three" (Spoken Word) | ||
| 22 | Snow Patrol | 28 September 2009 | ALN23 | "New Sensation" (INXS cover version) | ||
| 23 | The Cinematic Orchestra | 5 April 2010 | ALN22 | "Talking About Freedom" feat. Fontella Bass (Fontella Bass cover version) | ||
| 24 | Midlake | 28 March 2011 | ALN24 | "Am I Going Insane" (Black Sabbath cover version) | ||
| 25 | Trentemøller | 30 May 2011 | ALN25 | "Blue Hotel" (Chris Isaak cover version) | ||
| 26 | MGMT | 3 October 2011 | ALN26 | "All We Ever Wanted Was Everything" (Bauhaus cover version) | ||
| 27 | Belle and Sebastian | 26 March 2012 | ALN27 | "Crash" (The Primitives cover version) | ||
| 28 | Tom Findlay | 11 June 2012 | ALN28 | "How Long" (Ace cover version) | ||
| 29 | Metronomy | 3 September 2012 | ALN29 | "Hypnose" (Jean-Michel Jarre cover version) | ||
| 30 | Friendly Fires | 5 November 2012 | ALN30 | "Why Don't You Answer?" (Eberhard Schoener + Sting cover version) | ||
| 31 | Late Night Tales Presents After Dark | Bill Brewster | 5 May 2013 | ALN31 | – | |
| 32 | Röyksopp | 14 June 2013 | ALN32 | "Ice Machine" (Depeche Mode cover version) | ||
| 33 | Bonobo | 17 November 2013 | ALN34 | "Get Thy Bearings" (Donovan cover version) | ||
| 34 | Django Django | 11 May 2014 | ALN35 | "Porpoise Song" (Exclusive Monkees Cover Version) | ||
| 35 | Bill Brewster | 6 July 2014 | ALN36 | – | ||
| 36 | Franz Ferdinand | 15 September 2014 | ALN37 | "Leaving My Old Life Behind" (Exclusive Jonathan Halper Cover Version) | ||
| 37 | Late Night Tales presents Automatic Soul | Tom Findlay | 3 November 2014 | ALN38 | "Don't Look Any Further" (Exclusive Dennis Edwards Cover Version) | |
| 38 | Jon Hopkins | 2 March 2015 | ALN39 | "I Remember" (Exclusive Yeasayer Cover Version) | ||
| 39 | Bill Brewster | 11 May 2015 | ALN41 | – | ||
| 40 | Nils Frahm | 11 September 2015 | ALN42 | "4:33" (Exclusive John Cage Cover Version) | ||
| 41 | Late Night Tales presents Sasha: Scene Delete | Sasha | 1 April 2016 | ALN43 | – | |
| 42 | Ólafur Arnalds | 24 June 2016 | ALN44 | "Say My Name" (Exclusive Destiny's Child Cover Version) | ||
| 43 | David Holmes | 21 October 2016 | ALN45 | "I'm Not in Love" (Exclusive 10cc Cover Version) | ||
| 44 | BadBadNotGood | 28 July 2017 | ALN46 | "To You" (Exclusive Andy Shauf Cover Version) | ||
| 45 | Agnes Obel | 25 May 2018 | ALN49 | "Poem About Death" | ||
| 46 | Floating Points | 29 March 2019 | ALN52 | "Sweet Time Suite Opening (Exclusive Kenny Wheeler Cover Version)" | ||
| 47 | Hot Chip | 2 October 2020 | ALN56 | "Candy Says (Exclusive The Velvet Underground Cover Version)" | ||
| 48 | Khruangbin | 4 December 2020 | ALN60 | "Summer Madness (Exclusive Kool & the Gang Cover Version)" | ||
| 49 | Jordan Rakei | 9 April 2021 | ALN61 | "Lover, You Should've Come Over (Exclusive Jeff Buckley Cover Version)" | ||
| 50 | Late Night Tales Presents Version Excursion - Selected by Don Letts | Don Letts | 24 September 2021 | ALN64 | – | |
| 51 | Late Night Tales presents After Dark: Vespertine | Bill Brewster | 4 August 2023 | ALN69 | – |