A History

by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

A History cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Virgin
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 4:12:38
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Peter Veitch, Gavyn Wright, Johnny Smith, Steve Nye, Ray Staff, Marcus Beale, Khakberdy Allamuradov, Barbara Bolte, Paul Street, Kurban Kurbanov, Braco, Sabir Rizaev, Annie Whitehead, Simon Jeffes, Geoffrey Richardson, Julio Segovia, Fami, David Defries, Helen Liebmann, Nigel Kennedy, Michael Giles, Kuma Harada, Steve Fletcher, Giles Leaman, Neil Rennie, Hills Archer Studios, Ian Maidman, Elisabeth Perry, Peter McGowan, Giles Farnaby, Bob Loveday, Nan谩 Vasconcelos

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A history of the ensemble founded by Simon Jeffes, whose music applied chamber instrumentation to folk, minimalist and popular forms. The collection spans their EG and Virgin recordings, including 'Perpetuum Mobile' and the music that became ubiquitous in film and broadcasting.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic, storytelling, ballad, rhythmic, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Penguin Cafe Single (6:18)
  2. From The Colonies (1:38)
  3. Giles Farnaby's Dream (2:20)
  4. Pigtail (2:43)
  5. Hugebaby (4:49)
  6. Chartered Flight (6:43)
  7. Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter (3:10)
  8. Pythagoras' Trousers (3:22)
  9. Yodel 2 (4:36)
  10. Salty Bean Fumble (2:13)
  11. The Ecstasy Of Dancing Fleas (4:02)
  12. Walk Don't Run (3:05)
  13. Meditation Rag (2:20)
  14. The Toy (4:27)
  15. Numbers 1 - 4 (6:43)
  16. Salty Bean Fumble (2:24)
  17. Yodel 2 (5:00)
  18. Prelude & Yodel (3:50)
  19. More Milk (3:12)
  20. Sheep Dip (3:56)
  21. In The Back Of A Taxi (3:23)
  22. Music By Numbers (4:42)
  23. Another One From The Colonies (3:06)
  24. Air (4:22)
  25. Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots) (4:21)
  26. Now Nothing (3:00)
  27. Beanfields (4:25)
  28. Southern Jukebox Music (4:38)
  29. Horns Of The Bull (4:36)
  30. Oscar Tango (3:14)
  31. Sketch (3:18)
  32. Giles Farnaby's Dream (5:25)
  33. Perpetuum Mobile (4:42)
  34. Surface Tension (2:10)
  35. Dirt (5:27)
  36. Yodel 1 (4:46)
  37. Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter (2:15)
  38. In The Back Of A Taxi (3:56)
  39. Southern Jukebox Music (4:54)
  40. Numbers 1 - 4 (7:45)
  41. Telephone And Rubber Band (4:08)
  42. Air (4:02)
  43. Paul's Dance (2:20)
  44. Oscar Tango (3:18)
  45. Music For A Found Harmonium (3:16)
  46. Isle Of View (Music For Helicopter Pilots) (4:43)
  47. Air 脌 Danser (5:24)
  48. Beanfields (4:37)
  49. Music For A Found Harmonium (2:51)
  50. Lifeboat (Lovers Rock) (6:52)
  51. Steady State (5:19)
  52. Scherzo And Trio (6:52)
  53. Nothing Really Blue (5:16)
  54. Cage Dead (4:37)
  55. Vega (10:20)
  56. Another One From Porlock (2:59)
  57. Pythagoras On The Line (1:52)
  58. Kora Kora (3:05)
  59. Red Shorts (4:07)
  60. Passing Through (5:24)

Credits

  • Gavyn Wright - composed by, musician
  • Geoffrey Richardson - composed by, musician
  • Helen Liebmann - composed by, musician
  • Neil Rennie - composed by, musician
  • Steve Nye - composed by, musician
  • Annie Whitehead - musician
  • Bob Loveday - musician
  • Braco - musician
  • Hills Archer Studios - design, artwork
  • Giles Farnaby - composed by
  • Johnny Smith - composed by
  • Traditional - composed by
  • Ian Morais - engineer [box set mixing engineer]
  • Bruce Postle - photography by [photographs by]
  • Carlos Goyarrola - photography by [photographs by]
  • David Bennett - photography by [photographs by]
  • David Buckland - photography by [photographs by]
  • David Ward - photography by [photographs by]
  • Herbert Brandner - photography by [photographs by]
  • Luca Zanetti - photography by [photographs by]
  • Ouka Lele - photography by [photographs by]
  • Richard Cheatle - photography by [photographs by]
  • Robina Rose - photography by [photographs by]
  • Sallie Berriff - photography by [photographs by]
  • Arthur Jeffes - producer [album production]

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