English Electric Part One

English Electric Part One
Studio album by
Big Big Train
Released3 September 2012
GenreProgressive rock, new prog
Length58:50
LabelEnglish Electric / GEP
Big Big Train chronology
Far Skies Deep Time (EP)
(2010) 		English Electric Part One
(2012) 		English Electric Part Two
(2013)

English Electric Part One is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released on 3 September 2012, by English Electric Recordings and GEP.[1][2][3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The First Rebreather"Greg Spawton8:32
2."Uncle Jack"David Longdon3:49
3."Winchester from St. Giles' Hill"Spawton7:16
4."Judas Unrepentant"Longdon7:18
5."Summoned By Bells"Spawton9:17
6."Upton Heath"Spawton, Longdon5:39
7."A Boy in Darkness"Longdon8:03
8."Hedgerow"Spawton, Longdon, Andy Poole8:52

Personnel

  • Nick D'Virgilio – drums (all tracks), backing vocals (track 4, 5, 8), choir (track 8)
  • Dave Gregory – electric guitar (all tracks except 6), voice of the court usher (track 4), 12-string electric guitar (track 5, 8), banjo (track 6), mellotron, choir (track 8)
  • David Longdon – lead and backing vocals, flute (all tracks), vibes (track 1), tambourine (track 1, 2, 5, 7, 8), banjo (track 2), accordion (track 2, 6), melodica, birds and bees (track 2), keyboards (track 2, 4, 6–8), acoustic guitar (track 2, 4, 7), mandolin (track 4, 7, 8), electric guitar (track 4, 7)
  • Andy Poole – backing vocals (all tracks but 7), baritone bee (track 2), acoustic guitar (track 3, 4), keyboards (track 5, 8), mandolin (track 6), choir (track 8)
  • Gregory Spawton – bass guitar (all tracks but 2 and 6), electric guitar, slow moog (track 1), backing vocals (all tracks but 7), mandolin (track 2), classical guitar (track 3), acoustic guitar (track 4, 6), keyboards (track 5, 8), electric guitar (track 6)
  • Danny Manners - double bass (track 2, 4–7), piano (track 3, 4, 5, 8), organ (track 3)
Guest musicians
  • Andy Tillison - organ, keyboards (track 1, 2, 4, 7), piano (track 1), Moog (track 1)
  • Abigail Trundle - cello (track 1, 3, 5–7)
  • Teresa Whipple - viola (track 1, 3, 7)
  • Eleanor Gilchrist - violin (track 1, 3)
  • Geraldine Berreen - violin (track 1, 3, 7)
  • Rachel Hall - violin (track 2, 3, 6, 8)
  • Verity Joy - backing vocals (tracks 2, 5–7)
  • Violet Adams - backing vocals (tracks 2, 5–7)
  • Daniel Steinhardt - electric guitar (track 3, 8)
  • Ben Godfrey - cornet (track 5, 8), trumpet, piccolo trumpet, choir (track 8)
  • Dave Desmond - trombone (track 5, 8), choir (track 8)
  • Jan Jaap Langereis - recorders (track 5)
  • Jon Truscott - tuba (track 5, 8), choir (track 8)
  • John Storey - euphonium (track 5, 8), choir (track 8)
  • Lily Adams - backing vocals (tracks 5, 6, 8)
  • Sue Bowran - violin (track 7)
  • Martin Orford - backing vocals (track 8), choir (track 8)

Cover

The photos on the cover and the booklet were made by Matt Sefton at Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham. Big Big Train saw a picture from him on Flickr, that Matt Sefton described: "English Electric: Side panel of a railway crane, Tanfield Railway sidings, County Durham. Great name for a band and an album cover - if it doesn't exist already, I'm claiming it!“ Gregory Spawton commented, "My band is working on an album called English Electric at the moment. We're prog / post rock. Great pictures, thanks for uploading them."[4] So Matt Sefton and BBT had contact and sometimes later a dealing. The pictures in the booklet are from the flickr-album "Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham“ by Matt Sefton.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Home". bigbigtrain.com.
  2. ^ "Big Big Train sign to GEP | bigbigtrain.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Big Big Train sign with GEP". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "English Electric". 24 July 2007.
  5. ^ "Your Carriage Awaits". 23 September 2006.


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