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A History
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Album: A History
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Penguin Cafe Single More Info...
2)    From The Colonies More Info...
3)    Giles Farnaby's Dream More Info...
4)    Pigtail More Info...
5)    Hugebaby More Info...
6)    Chartered Flight More Info...
7)    Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter More Info...
8)    Pythagoras' Trousers More Info...
9)    Yodel 2 More Info...
10)    Salty Bean Fumble More Info...
11)    The Ecstasy Of Dancing Fleas More Info...
12)    Walk Don't Run More Info...
13)    Meditation Rag More Info...
14)    The Toy More Info...
15)    Numbers 1-4 (Live in Tokyo, 10 June 1982) More Info...
16)    Salty Bean Fumble (Live in Tokyo, 10 June 1982) More Info...
17)    Yodel 2 (Live in Tokyo, 10 June 1982) More Info...
  Disc 2
1)    Prelude & Yodel More Info...
2)    More Milk More Info...
3)    Sheep Dip More Info...
4)    In The Back Of A Taxi More Info...
5)    Music By Numbers More Info...
6)    Another One From The Colonies More Info...
7)    Air More Info...
8)    Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots) More Info...
9)    Now Nothing More Info...
10)    Beanfields More Info...
11)    Southern Jukebox Music More Info...
12)    Horns Of The Bull More Info...
13)    Oscar Tango More Info...
14)    Sketch More Info...
15)    Giles Farnaby's Dream More Info...
16)    Perpetuum Mobile More Info...
17)    Surface Tension More Info...
  Disc 3
1)    Dirt (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
2)    Yodel (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
3)    Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
4)    In The Back Of A Taxi More Info...
5)    Southern Jukebox Music (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
6)    Numbers 1-4 (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
7)    Telephone And Rubber Band (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
8)    Air (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
9)    Paul's Dance (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
10)    Oscar Tango (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
11)    Music For A Found Harmonium (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
12)    Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots) (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
  Disc 4
1)    Air A Danser More Info...
2)    Beanfields More Info...
3)    Music For A Found Harmonium More Info...
4)    Lifeboat (Lovers Rock) More Info...
5)    Steady State More Info...
6)    Scherzo And Trio More Info...
7)    Nothing Really Blue More Info...
8)    Cage Dead More Info...
9)    Vega More Info...
10)    Another One From Porlock More Info...
11)    Pythagoras On The Line More Info...
12)    Kora Kora More Info...
13)    Red Shorts More Info...
14)    Passing Through More Info...
 

Album: A History
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    Penguin Cafe Single More Info...
2)    From The Colonies More Info...
3)    Giles Farnaby's Dream More Info...
4)    Pigtail More Info...
5)    Hugebaby More Info...
6)    Chartered Flight More Info...
7)    Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter More Info...
8)    Pythagoras' Trousers More Info...
9)    Yodel 2 More Info...
10)    Salty Bean Fumble More Info...
11)    The Ecstasy Of Dancing Fleas More Info...
12)    Walk Don't Run More Info...
13)    Meditation Rag More Info...
14)    The Toy More Info...
15)    Numbers 1-4 (Live in Tokyo, 10 June 1982) More Info...
16)    Salty Bean Fumble (Live in Tokyo, 10 June 1982) More Info...
17)    Yodel 2 (Live in Tokyo, 10 June 1982) More Info...
  Disc 2
1)    Prelude & Yodel More Info...
2)    More Milk More Info...
3)    Sheep Dip More Info...
4)    In The Back Of A Taxi More Info...
5)    Music By Numbers More Info...
6)    Another One From The Colonies More Info...
7)    Air More Info...
8)    Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots) More Info...
9)    Now Nothing More Info...
10)    Beanfields More Info...
11)    Southern Jukebox Music More Info...
12)    Horns Of The Bull More Info...
13)    Oscar Tango More Info...
14)    Sketch More Info...
15)    Giles Farnaby's Dream More Info...
16)    Perpetuum Mobile More Info...
17)    Surface Tension More Info...
  Disc 3
1)    Dirt (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
2)    Yodel (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
3)    Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
4)    In The Back Of A Taxi More Info...
5)    Southern Jukebox Music (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
6)    Numbers 1-4 (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
7)    Telephone And Rubber Band (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
8)    Air (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
9)    Paul's Dance (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
10)    Oscar Tango (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
11)    Music For A Found Harmonium (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
12)    Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots) (Live in London, 9 July 1987) More Info...
  Disc 4
1)    Air A Danser More Info...
2)    Beanfields More Info...
3)    Music For A Found Harmonium More Info...
4)    Lifeboat (Lovers Rock) More Info...
5)    Steady State More Info...
6)    Scherzo And Trio More Info...
7)    Nothing Really Blue More Info...
8)    Cage Dead More Info...
9)    Vega More Info...
10)    Another One From Porlock More Info...
11)    Pythagoras On The Line More Info...
12)    Kora Kora More Info...
13)    Red Shorts More Info...
14)    Passing Through More Info...
 
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Performer Notes
  • Audio Remasterer: Ray Staff.
  • Liner Note Author: Robert Sandall.
  • Recording information: Rome, Italy; Tokyo, Japan; Union Cafe.
  • Photographers: David Bennett; David "E-Man" Ward; Barbara Bolte; Robin Rose; David Buckland; Simon Jeffes.
  • Arranger: Simon Jeffes.
  • The Penguin Cafe Orchestra was a truly unique group. Not quite jazz and not quite chamber music, they can usually be found shoehorned into the new age section -- a poor fit at best. History gives a career-spanning overview of this wonderful group, sporting live and unreleased material as well as album highlights in fantastic remastered sound, from the original tapes. If you haven't heard the band before, a four-CD set might be a bit much to start with (try Preludes, Airs & Yodels), but anyone who has heard the Penguin Cafe Orchestra will be quite pleased not only with the sound, but with the lovingly assembled package and previously unreleased material. This is beautiful music from an unheralded band. Recommended. ~ Sean Westergaard
Professional Reviews
Mojo (Publisher) (p.112) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The opulent, melodic pickings and darting rhythms were spun from many sources, from spinet to ring modulator, guitar to rubber band."
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