English Electric Part One

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]

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)

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, backing vocals
  • Dave Gregory – electric guitar, voice of the court usher, banjo, mellotron
  • David Longdon – lead vocals, flute, vibes, tambourine, banjo, accordion, melodica, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, birds and bees
  • Andy Poole – keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, baritone bee
  • Gregory Spawton – bass guitar, electric guitar, slow moog, backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Danny Manners - keyboards, piano, double bass
Guest musicians
  • Abigail Trundle - cello
  • Andy Tillison - organ, Moog, keyboards
  • Ben Godfrey - cornet, trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Daniel Steinhardt - electric guitar
  • Dave Desmond - trombone
  • Eleanor Gilchrist - violin
  • Geraldine Berreen - violin
  • Jan Jaap Langereis - recorders
  • Jon Truscott - tuba
  • John Storey - euphonium, trombone
  • Lily Adams - backing vocals
  • Martin Orford - backing vocals
  • Rachel Hall - violin
  • Sue Bowran - violin
  • Teresa Whipple - viola
  • Verity Joy - backing vocals
  • Violet Adams - backing vocals

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]

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References
  1. http://www.bigbigtrain.com/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2012-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2012-09-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattsefton/896181849/in/set-72157600857786361
  5. https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattsefton/sets/72157600857786361/


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