English Electric Part One
English Electric Part One is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released on 3 September 2012, by English Electric Recordings and GEP.[1][2][3]
| English Electric Part One | ||||
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| Released | 3 September 2012 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, new prog | |||
| Length | 58:50 | |||
| Label | English Electric / GEP | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The First Rebreather" | Greg Spawton | 8:32 |
| 2. | "Uncle Jack" | David Longdon | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Winchester from St. Giles' Hill" | Spawton | 7:16 |
| 4. | "Judas Unrepentant" | Longdon | 7:18 |
| 5. | "Summoned By Bells" | Spawton | 9:17 |
| 6. | "Upton Heath" | Spawton, Longdon | 5:39 |
| 7. | "A Boy in Darkness" | Longdon | 8:03 |
| 8. | "Hedgerow" | Spawton, Longdon, Andy Poole | 8:52 |
Personnel
- Nick D'Virgilio – drums, backing vocals
- Dave Gregory – electric guitar, voice of the court usher, banjo, mellotron
- David Longdon – lead vocals, flute, vibes, tambourine, banjo, accordion, melodica, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, birds and bees
- Andy Poole – keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, baritone bee
- Gregory Spawton – bass guitar, electric guitar, slow moog, backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, keyboards
- Danny Manners - keyboards, piano, double bass
- Guest musicians
- Abigail Trundle - cello
- Andy Tillison - organ, Moog, keyboards
- Ben Godfrey - cornet, trumpet, piccolo trumpet
- Daniel Steinhardt - electric guitar
- Dave Desmond - trombone
- Eleanor Gilchrist - violin
- Geraldine Berreen - violin
- Jan Jaap Langereis - recorders
- Jon Truscott - tuba
- John Storey - euphonium, trombone
- Lily Adams - backing vocals
- Martin Orford - backing vocals
- Rachel Hall - violin
- Sue Bowran - violin
- Teresa Whipple - viola
- Verity Joy - backing vocals
- Violet Adams - backing vocals
Cover
The photos on the cover and the booklet were made by Matt Sefton at Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham. Big Big Train saw a picture from him on Flickr, that Matt Sefton described: "English Electric: Side panel of a railway crane, Tanfield Railway sidings, County Durham. Great name for a band and an album cover - if it doesn't exist already, I'm claiming it!“ Gregory Spawton commented, "My band is working on an album called English Electric at the moment. We're prog / post rock. Great pictures, thanks for uploading them."[4] So Matt Sefton and BBT had contact and sometimes later a dealing. The pictures in the booklet are from the flickr-album "Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham“ by Matt Sefton.[5]
External links
References
- "Home". bigbigtrain.com.
- "Big Big Train sign to GEP | bigbigtrain.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "Big Big Train sign with GEP". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- "English Electric". 24 July 2007.
- "Your Carriage Awaits". 23 September 2006.