Elliot Minor (album)
Elliot Minor is the debut album from the English pop rock band Elliot Minor. The album was released on 14 April 2008.
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| Released | 14 April 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Dork Studios, Los Angeles Fourth Street Recording, Santa Monica Mavehole Studios, York York Minster Mayfair Angel & Strongbow Studios, London | |||
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| Length | 46:17 | |||
| Label | Repossession Records / Warner Music / Dreamusic | |||
| Producer | Jim Wirt | |||
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History
The band has released 4 singles before this album's release, "Parallel Worlds", "Jessica", "The White One Is Evil" and "Still Figuring Out", with "Parallel Worlds" being re-released a week before the album, on 7 April.
The album release date had been pushed back many times throughout the course of 2007, however lead singer/guitarist Alex Davies confirmed on a BBC Radio 1 interview that the album would be released on 21 April 2008. This has since been revised, and the album was released on 14 April.
Several promotion copies were leaked onto eBay, however were swiftly removed. Demos for all of the tracks have been available for sometime on various torrent websites, and several have also been available on the band's MySpace. The track listing has been confirmed by a number of sources since the promotion copy leaked onto eBay.[1] Elliot Minor's official online store offered the first 500 albums signed by the band.[2]
The album was released on 14 April at 1:20am on iTunes, which was available for pre-order a week prior to the album's release date. The album went on sale in stores and many other music online download services the same day.
Upon release, the album managed to debut #6 on the UK Albums Chart, and at #30 on the Irish Albums Chart.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Time After Time" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Parallel Worlds" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton | 3:42 |
| 3. | "The White One Is Evil" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton | 4:29 |
| 4. | "The Liar is You" | Alex Davies/Beni Giles | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Lucky Star" | Alex Davies | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Jessica" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton/Dan Hetherton | 3:12 |
| 7. | "The Broken Minor" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton/Dan Hetherton | 5:46 |
| 8. | "Still Figuring Out" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Silently" | Alex Davies | 5:13 |
| 10. | "Running Away" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton/Dan Hetherton | 3:22 |
| 11. | "Last Call to New York City" | Alex Davies/Ed Minton | 6:05 |
| 12. | "Forgetting You" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 3:15 | |
| 13. | "She's Getting Around" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 3:24 | |
| 14. | "Wait Another Week" (Japanese Bonus Track) | 3:43 |
- If consumers were to pre-order from 7Digital, they would receive 2 extra tracks: the band giving a track-by-track commentary on the record, and another 17-minute interview. Also, if pre-ordered from iTunes, users would be able to receive acoustic recordings of "Parallel Worlds", "Jessica", "Lucky Star" and "The Liar Is You".
Exclusively in Japan, 3 bonus tracks are included: "Forgetting You", "She's Getting Around", and "Wait Another Week". The demo version of "Forgetting You" was a B-side on the "Jessica" single. The demo version of "Wait Another Week" was a B-side on the first release of the "Parallel Worlds" single. Both songs were rerecorded for the Japanese album. "She's Getting Around" is exclusive to the album.
Singles
| Date | Single | UK | UK Indie |
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| 9 April 2007 | "Parallel Worlds" | 31 | 1 |
| 6 August 2007 | "Jessica" | 19 | 1 |
| 29 October 2007 | "The White One Is Evil" | 27 | N/A |
| 28 January 2008 | "Still Figuring Out" | 17 | N/A |
| 7 April 2008 | "Parallel Worlds" (re-release) | 22 | N/A |
| 23 June 2008 | "Time After Time" | 47 | N/A |
Personnel
- Alex Davies - vocals, lead & rhythm guitars, piano, string arrangements
- Ed Minton - vocals, lead & rhythm guitars
- Ed 'Teddy' Hetherton - bass guitars
- Ali Paul - piano, keyboards, synthesizer
- Dan Hetherton - drums, backing vocals
Guest Performers
- Eric Rigler - uilleann pipes; Irish whistles
- Nick "Sex Freak" Fravies - French Horn (Tracks 7 and 11)
- Harry Styles - Drum Editor (Tracks 7 and 11)
- Pete Wentz - Bass Guitar (Demo version of Wait Another Week)
- Nigel McBigtitties - Trombone, Triangle, Screams (Tracks 4,5,8,9)
References
- Elliot Minor (self titled)(2008) HMV track listing and details on Elliot Minors debut album. - Retrieved - 30 March 2008
- Elliot Minor (self titled)(2008) First 500 Signed Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official track listing and details on Elliot Minors debut album, with the first 500 on offer signed. - Retrieved - 6 April 2008