Tales From Turnpike House Vinyl

Tales from turnpike house is the seventh studio album by saint etienne.

Tales from turnpike house vinyl.

It features a guest appearance from none other than 70s heartthrob david essex and is a disparate album containing torchlight folk musings sitting next to dancefloor bangers. Tales from turnpike house is a series of songs narrating the various occupants of turnpike house and their pub. Here i go comparing apples and oranges sun in my morning with it s pet sounds vocal harmonies that tales from. B4 the birdman of ec1 2 46.

A5 a good thing 4 00. A6 side streets 2 56. A1 sun in my morning 2 37. B1 last orders for gary stead 4 28.

Shop tales from turnpike house vinyl. Released in 2005 it is a concept album in which the songs depict characters who all live in the eponymous block of flats in london. Tales from turnpike house is a lovely example of how a seemingly dull topic suburbia can yield unexpected beauty. The album s most favorable reviews including a five star review from dorlan lynskey of the guardian called it the group s best album yet with praise going towards the album s songwriting production arrangements sound vocal harmonies and sarah cracknell s.

A2 milk bottle symphony 4 04. The real strength of tales from turnpike house lays in the softer quieter songs. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2006 cd release of tales from turnpike house on discogs. Saint etienne tales from turnpike house vinyl.

Saint etienne have regularly gone down the concept album route in recent years and an early example of this is tales from turnpike house which concerns characters who live in the fictional titular house. A3 lightning strikes twice 3 44. Referencing tales from turnpike house cd album cd ep ltd sandd271 saint etienne switches moods as easily as most people change clothes. B2 stars above us 3 24.

The disc opens with the very dense but gentle harmonies of sun in my morning very much painted from brian wilson s sonic pallette. 294 972 in cds vinyl see top 100 in cds vinyl 210904 in pop cds vinyl 130350 in rock cds vinyl. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2005 vinyl release of tales from turnpike house on discogs. Tales from turnpike house was very well received from critics holding an aggregate 79 out of 100 from metacritic based on 22 reviews.

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