Album
Central Reservation
1998 · Electronic, Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold

Central Reservation is a Rock album by Beth Orton, originally released in 1998. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked.
About
Orton's second album forsakes the trip-hop of her debut for more robust textures. The devil's on their trail: Opener “Stolen Car” has a nervy energy and a beautifully orchestrated droning undertow, and sets up a road trip through the American south (by way of Orton's native Norwich). There's sweet countrypolitan in “Sweetest Decline” and “Pass in Time”, but the best bits ooze with darkness: the desert hum of “So Much More,” the ominous twang in “Devil Song,” and on the one-take “Feel to Believe,” a furious vocal performance that breaches the limits of the microphone.
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Tracklist
- 1Central Reservation3:57
- 2Central Reservation (Spiritual Life / Ibadan Remix)8:50
- 3Central Reservation (William Orbit Remix)4:41
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- wistful
- coastal
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Track 2 remixed at Eastside Studios, NYC.
Track 3 recorded and mixed at Guerrilla Studios.
Designed at Studio X.
Part 1 of a 2 CD set. CD2 can be found here (opens in a new tab). Release housed in a j-card case.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Beth OrtonWRITTEN-BY, VOCALS VOCALS
- Damian LeGassickPROGRAMMED BY
- Daniel MorenoPERCUSSION
- Mordy FeberACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Mordy FerberACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Peven EverettKEYBOARDS
- Sean SpuehlerPROGRAMMED BY
- Y CeeFLUTE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 10 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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