Grand Prix (album)

The now-defunct Formula One racing team Simtek provided the car that appears on the front cover.[8]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[10]
The Guardian	[11]
Mojo	[12]
NME	9/10[13]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[14]
Q	[15]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[16]
Spin	4/10[17]
Uncut	8/10[18]

Upon release, Grand Prix received almost unanimous critical acclaim. Writing for The Independent, Andy Gill called it "winsome and reflective",[19] while Angela Lewis of the same publication described Grand Prix as a "breathtakingly superb (album) with finely honed dynamics, nagging harmonies and deceptively simple lyrics".[20] In 2000, Q placed Grand Prix at number 72 in its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".[21] It was voted number 624 in the 3rd edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[22] In 2004, it made number 72 on The Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums list.[23] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 282 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[24]

Notes

• All bonus tracks produced by Teenage Fanclub. Tracks 1 and 2 recorded at Protocol Studios, London, engineered by Giles Hall, assisted by Delphine Carrier. Track 3 recorded at Protocol Studios, London, engineered by Giles Hall, and at The Greenhouse, London, engineered by Nick Wollage. Track 4 recorded at Riverside Studios, Glasgow, engineered by Duncan Cameron. Track 5 recorded at home by Norman Blake.

Grand Prix bonus 7" single

Note

• First vinyl pressing with limited edition bonus 7".