Rare UK Bird

by Camera Obscura

Rare UK Bird cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 19 December 1999
  • Label: Quattro Records
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Community rating: 3.32/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: John Henderson, Gavin Dunbar, Tracyanne Campbell, Richard Colburn

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Glasgow band Camera Obscura's 'Rare UK Bird' EP was a Japan-only collection of their early indie pop singles, issued by Quattro Records. It gathers material from the band's first period, before 'Underachievers Please Try Harder' brought them international attention.

Genres

Descriptors: lo-fi, melodic, twee, bubbly, sampling

Tracklist

  1. Your Sound
  2. Eighties Fan
  3. Park And Ride
  4. Eastwood
  5. Annawaltzerpose
  6. Autumn Tides
  7. Railway Station
  8. Swimming Pool

Credits

  • Gavin Dunbar - bass, melodica, written-by
  • David Skirving - lead guitar, vocals, music by [song], written-by
  • Tracyanne Campbell - vocals, guitar, words by, written-by, music by [song]
  • John Henderson - vocals, percussion, glockenspiel, words by, written-by

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