Album
Idlewild
1988 · Pop
7 collectors on Gatefold own this
Idlewild is a Pop album by Everything But The Girl, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 47 pressings tracked, owned by 7 collectors.
About
"Idlewild" is the fourth studio album by British musical duo Everything But The Girl, released on 29 February 1988 by Blanco y Negro Records and Sire Records. The album was reissued in 2012 as a remastered two-disc deluxe set by Edsel Records. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Three songs were released as singles but failed to make a big impact. The album reached No. 13 in the UK and No. 38 in New Zealand and received a Gold certification for sales in excess of 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Tracey Thorn – vocals Ben Watt – vocals, guitar Additional musicians: Ian Fraser – tenor saxophone Steve Pearce – bass Damon Butcher – piano, synthesizer James McMillan – trumpet Chucho Merchán – bass on "Lonesome for a Place I Know" Peter King – alto saxophone.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Love Is Here Where I Live3:54
- A2These Early Days3:48
- A3I Always Was Your Girl3:58
- A4Oxford Street3:18
- A5The Night I Heard Caruso Sing2:51
Side B
- B1Goodbye Sunday3:58
- B2Shadow On A Harvest Moon3:38
- B3Blue Moon Rose3:34
- B4Tears All Over Town4:32
- B5Lonesome For A Place I Know3:58
- B6Apron Strings3:02
Sound DNA
- Pop
- Traditional Pop
- velvety
- tender
- urban
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Early pressing without "I don't want to talk about it" which was added to the second pressing just a few months later.
Durations do not appear on this release. Timings via stopwatch.
[On back cover]:
This LP was recorded and mixed in London at Livingston Studios during the autumn of 1987.
Thanks to Geoff Travis, Lindy Morrison and James McMillan.
[On labels]:
242 288-1 as cat#
[Acc. to runout groove]:
Direct Metal Mastered (DMM) at Townhouse; those masters had been used for pressing by Record Service Alsdorf ('R/S Alsdorf').
All runout variants have predominantly stamped parts 'R/S Alsdorf 242288-1-A/B', everything else is etched. Stamper numbers, like '14' or '81' are very faint.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ben WattGUITAR GUITAR , VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
- Damon ButcherFEATURING, PIANO, SYNTHESIZER PIANO PIANO, SYNTHESIZER
- Ian FraserFEATURING, TENOR SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- James McMillanFEATURING, TRUMPET TRUMPET
- Peter KingALTO SAXOPHONE FEATURING, ALTO SAXOPHONE SAXOPHONE
- Tracey ThornMUSICIAN , VOCALS PERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Chucho MerchanBASS BASS GUITAR FEATURING, BASS
- Neal WilkinsonDRUMS
- Neil SidwellHORNS
- Nick IngmanARRANGED BY
- Paul CarrackPIANO, ORGAN
- Pino PalladinoBASS
- Simon MortonPERCUSSION
- Steve PearceBASS BASS GUITAR FEATURING, BASS GUITAR
- Steve SidwellHORNS
7 collectors on Gatefold own this · 47 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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