A Triumph for Man
A Triumph for Man is the first album by Danish band Mew, released in April 1997 by the Danish record label Exlibris Musik.
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| Released | 4 April 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie pop, post-rock, shoegazing | |||
| Length | 46:59 | |||
| Label | Exlibris Musik | |||
| Producer | Mew, Damon Tutunjian | |||
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| Singles from A Triumph for Man | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Gaffa |   link |
| Soundvenue | link |
| Sputnikmusic | (3.5/5) link |
Only 2,000 copies of the album were printed initially and prices for an original copy have reached upwards of US$200 on auction site eBay.[1]
On 18 September 2006 A Triumph for Man was re-released along with a CD with bonus material, including demos and acoustic versions of songs.
Track listing
- "Wheels over Me" – 2:33
- "Beautiful Balloon" – 4:27
- "Wherever" – 5:56
- "Panda" – 4:11
- "Then I Run" – 3:53
- "Life Is Not Distant" – 1:08
- "No Shadow Kick" – 3:06
- "Snowflake" – 3:30
- "She Came Home for Christmas" – 4:54
- "Pink Monster" – 0:46
- "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)" – 2:19
- "How Things Turn out to Be" – 0:44
- "Web" – 4:34
- "Coffee Break" – 4:37
2006 reissue bonus disc
- "Studio Snippet #1" – 0:31
- "Say You're Sorry" (ATFM Session) – 6:09
- "Beautiful Balloon" (acoustic) – 4:15
- "Web" (demo) – 5:42
- "Chinese Gun" (demo) – 3:06
- "Studio Snippet #2" – 0:30
- "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" (demo) – 1:43
- "Wheels over Me" (demo) – 2:48
- "Superfriends" (demo) – 4:40
Personnel
- Jonas Bjerre - lead vocals, guitars, synthesizers, accordion, piano, glass
- Bo Madsen - guitars, synthesizers, piano, bell
- Johan Wohlert - bass, backing vocals, guitars, synthesizers, piano
- Silas Graae - drums, percussion
Singles
Mew only released one proper single from their first album, "She Came Home for Christmas". However a promo-single "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (For You)" was released in March 1997, before the album.
| Year | Single |
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| 1997 | "I Should Have Been a Tsin-Tsi (for You)" |
| "She Came Home for Christmas" | |
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