Fanfare for the Comic Muse
Fanfare for the Comic Muse is the debut album by Northern Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released in 1990 by Setanta Records. Recording took place at Homestead Studios in May 1990 with producer Sean O Neill. Lorcan Mac Loughlann engineered the sessions, and Mudd Wallace mixed the recordings.[3]
| Fanfare for the Comic Muse | ||||
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| Released | July 1990 | |||
| Recorded | May 1990 | |||
| Genre | Jangle pop, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 26:34 | |||
| Label | Setanta | |||
| Producer | Sean O Neill | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Select | 4/5[2] |
The album has since been disowned by the band's lead singer/songwriter, Neil Hannon, due to its stylistic differences from the band's later works. "The Rise and Fall" was later re-recorded for the Timewatch EP (1991).
In 2020, the album was re-released for the first time as part of the 23-CD box set Venus, Cupid, Folly & Time - Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy.[4] The tracks are featured on the second CD of the Juveneilia set, alongside remastered versions of the Timewatch and Europop EPs. On this reissue most of the tracks from Fanfare and Europop are damaged with glitches.
Track listing
All songs written by Neil Hannon.[3]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Ignorance Is Bliss" | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Indian Rain" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Bleak Landscape" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "Tailspin" | 2:44 |
| 5. | "The Rise and Fall" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Logic vs Emotion" | 4:34 |
| 7. | "Secret Garden" | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 26:34 | |
Personnel
Personnel per booklet.[3]
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The Divine Comedy
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Production
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References
- Fanfare for the Comic Muse at AllMusic
- Linehan, Graham (September 1990). "Reviews: The New Discs". Select (3): 82. ISSN 0959-8367.
- Fanfare for the Comic Muse (Booklet). The Divine Comedy. Setanta. 1990. Set CDM 2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "The Divine Comedy – Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time - Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy (2020, Box Set)". Discogs. 8 October 2020.