The Bible Finally Release Long-Lost 1989 Album ‘Anticlockwise’

In 1989, The Bible were one of Britain’s most promising acoustic pop bands. Their debut, Walking The Ghost Back Home, and its follow-up Eureka had built a devoted following, ‘Honey Be Good’ had made its mark on the UK charts, and ‘Graceland’ had cemented their reputation for intelligent songwriting and beautifully crafted melodies.

So they went back into the studio to make a third album. It never came out – until now.

The album that disappeared

Self-produced, Anticlockwise captured everything that made The Bible distinctive: thoughtful songs, intricate acoustic arrangements, soulful touches and superb musicianship. Despite that ambition, their record label rejected it, and the album quietly vanished from the band’s story.

More than thirty years later, it’s finally being released in November 2026.

Hewerdine and MacColl

At the heart of the record is the partnership between singer-songwriter Boo Hewerdine and guitarist Neill MacColl. MacColl’s musical heritage is remarkable: he is the son of folk legends Ewan MacColl – writer of ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ – and Peggy Seeger, and the brother of the late Kirsty MacColl, forever linked with ‘Fairytale of New York’.

Having recently recovered from cancer, Neill has returned to the road as musical director on David Gray’s tour – making this release a doubly welcome chapter.

What might have been

Blending folk, pop and soul, The Bible combined the intimacy of folk songwriting with the warmth of classic pop, writing about everyday life and relationships with honesty and understated emotion. Anticlockwise is more than a lost album: it’s a piece of British music history that never got its chance. For long-time fans it’s a glimpse of what might have been; for newcomers, a perfect place to start.

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