Tales from the Lush Attic
Tales from the Lush Attic, released in 1983, is the debut album by neo-progressive rock group IQ, following the cassette-only demo Seven Stories into Eight. It was also one of the first neo-progressive releases, alongside Marillion's Script for a Jester's Tear, released in the same year.
| Tales from the Lush Attic | ||||
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| Released | 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 2, 1983 to September 2, 1983 | |||
| Genre | Neo-progressive rock | |||
| Length | 56:21 | |||
| Label | The Major Record Company | |||
| Producer | IQ | |||
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In the style of some classic progressive rock albums, Tales from the Lush Attic consists of one epic song filling out almost an entire side of the original vinyl and other shorter songs composing the other side.
The Giant Electric Pea 2006 re-release features a bonus track, "Just Changing Hands", which is credited as running for 5:12 but in reality is 10:18 long and features a hidden track, a short nameless exotic sounding instrumental.
Track listing
- All songs written by IQ.
- The Last Human Gateway – 19:57
- Through the Corridors – 2:35
- Awake and Nervous – 7:45
- My Baby Treats Me Right 'Cos I'm a Hard Lovin' Man All Night Long – 1:45
- The Enemy Smacks – 13:49
- Just Changing Hands – 10:18 (bonus track included on the re-release by Giant Electric Pea)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Last Human Gateway" | 20:20 |
| 2. | "Through The Corridors" | 2:38 |
| 3. | "Awake and Nervous" | 7:57 |
| 4. | "My Baby Treats Me Right" | 1:51 |
| 5. | "The Enemy Smacks" | 14:06 |
| 6. | "Wintertell (Demo" (In tracklist as "Just Changing Hands") | 05:38 |
| 7. | "The Last Human Gateway (Demo)" | 02:48 |
| 8. | "Just Changing Hands" (In tracklist as "Wintertell (Demo)) | 03:06 |
| 9. | "Dans Le Parc Du Chateau Noir (Demo)" | 6:45 |
| Total length: | 01:05:14 | |
- Tracks 6, 7 and 9 of the 2013 Remix had previously been unreleased.
Personnel
- Peter Nicholls – vocals
- Mike Holmes – acoustic, electric & twelve-string guitars
- Martin Orford – keyboards, synthesizers, mellotron
- Tim Esau – bass guitar
- Paul Cook – drums, percussion
Production
- Arranged and produced by IQ
- Engineered and mixed by Mel Simpson
- Remastered by Peter Van T'Riet
References
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