PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA Signs Of Life 19887 UK EG 1 PLAY/MINT-
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PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA Signs Of Life 19887 UK EG 1 PLAY/MINT-
SLEEVE STILL IN SHRINK w/ORIGINAL INNER - IMMACULATE
PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRASigns Of Life
1987 UK EG RECORDS (EGED 50) FIRST PRESSING
MATRIX: EGED 50 A-1U-1-1 / EGED 50 B-1U-1-1
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL EG ADVERTISING INNER SLEEVE
IMMACULATE COPY - ONCE PLAYED AND LIKE-NEW (the sleeve is still in the original shop shrink-wrapping)
RECORD: MINT-
SLEEVE: MINT
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
The PCO's last proper studio album of all new tunes also wound up being their last for EG Records, but the group shows no sign of slowing down or of boredom (the album title is certainly not ironic). In fact, the jokiness of some of the earlier albums (particularly in song titles) is totally absent here as well, suggesting Jeffes and company worked at considerable length to make this a mature effort. It is. Works like "Southern Jukebox Music" and "Swing the Cat" are an Englishman's imagined version of Appalachia, or Michael Nyman trapped in a bluegrass band. The centrepiece of the album is the brilliant "Perpetuum Mobile" -- which unfortunately went on to be used in several television ads for telecommunication companies, estate agents, and other yuppie pursuits -- a simple repetitive melody put through several tonal and textural changes, building grandeur as it goes. The album has a general bittersweet air, more sunset than sunrise, and balances its foot-tappers with its moments of quiet repose ("The Snake and the Lotus (The Pond)," the lengthy closing number "Wildlife").
An excellent place to start if interested in the band, and one of their finest hours
Side 1:
Bean Fields (4:24)
Southern Jukebox Music (4:38)
Horns Of The Bull (4:35)
Oscar Tango (3:13)
The Snake And The Lotus (The Pond) (2:55)
Rosasolis (4:20)
Side 2:
Dirt (4:48)
Sketch (3:18)
Perpetuum Mobile (4:28)
Swing The Cat (3:22)
Wildlife (10:58)
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £4.50 (1st Class Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £13.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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