Big Big Train – Folklore
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Giant Electric Pea – GEPCD1049 |
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UK |
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Genre: |
Rock |
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Symphonic Rock |
Tracklist
| 1 | Folklore | 7:30 | |
| 2 | London Plane | 10:10 | |
| 3 | Along The Ridgeway | 6:06 | |
| 4 | Salisbury Giant | 3:37 | |
| 5 | The Transit Of Venus Across The Sun | 7:18 | |
| 6 | Wassail | 6:47 | |
| Winkie | (8:25) | ||
| 7.1 | Part 1 | ||
| 7.2 | Part 2: Sortie | ||
| 7.3 | Part 3: The North Sea | ||
| 7.4 | Part 4: Winkie's Flight | ||
| 7.5 | Part 5: RAF Leuchars | ||
| 7.6 | Part 6: Winged Saviour | ||
| 7.7 | Part 7: `We Also Serve' | ||
| 8 | Brooklands | 12:39 | |
| 9 | Telling The Bees | 6:02 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – English Electric Studios, Bournemouth
- Recorded At – Aubitt Studios
- Recorded At – Real World Studios
- Recorded At – Sweetwater Studios
- Recorded At – Ashwood Studios
- Mixed At – Aubitt Studios
- Mastered At – Aubitt Studios
- Glass Mastered At – Sony DADC, Southwater
Credits
- Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboards, Backing Vocals – Andy Poole
- Arranged By – Big Big Train
- Arranged By [Brass Arrangements By] – Dave Desmond (2)
- Bass Guitar, Pedalboard [Bass Pedals], Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Greg Spawton
- Design [Cover And Booklet Design] – Andy Poole
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Nick D'Virgilio
- Engineer [Uncredited] – Patrick Phillips
- Guest [With], Cello – Evie Anderson
- Guest [With], Euphonium – John Storey (3)
- Guest [With], French Horn – Nick Stones (2)
- Guest [With], Trombone – Dave Desmond (2)
- Guest [With], Trumpet, Cornet – Ben Godfrey (2)
- Guest [With], Tuba – Jon Truscott*
- Guest [With], Viola – Keith Hobday
- Guest [With], Violin – Lucy Curnow
- Guitar [Guitars] – Dave Gregory
- Guitar [Guitars], Keyboards, Accordion, Backing Vocals – Rikard Sjöblom
- Keyboards, Double Bass – Danny Manners
- Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Flute, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion – David Longdon
- Mixed By, Mastered By – Rob Aubrey
- Painting [Cover And Booklet Painting] – Sarah Louise Ewing
- Photography By [Photographs] – Simon Hogg (2)
- Producer – Big Big Train
- Recorded By [Drums And Brass At Real World Studios] – Rob Aubrey
- Recorded By [Drums At Sweetwater Studios] – Mark Hornsby
- Recorded By [Strings Recorded At Ashwood Studios] – Sotos Yiasimi
- Recorded By [Vocals And Double Bass At Aubitt Studios] – Rob Aubrey
- Violin, Viola, Cello, Backing Vocals – Rachel Hall (3)
- Words By, Music By – Greg Spawton (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
Notes
Digipak with a stapled-in 24-page booklet.
[Recording Details]
Vocals and double bass recorded at Aubitt Studios.
Drums recorded at Real World Studios and at Sweetwater Studios.
Brass recorded at Real World Studios by.
Strings recorded at Ashwood Studios and at Regal Lane Studios.
Thank you to Simon Chadwick for the sample of King Alfred’s Blowing Stone
English Electric Recordings 2016
www.bigbigtrain.com
[Recording Details]
Vocals and double bass recorded at Aubitt Studios.
Drums recorded at Real World Studios and at Sweetwater Studios.
Brass recorded at Real World Studios by.
Strings recorded at Ashwood Studios and at Regal Lane Studios.
Thank you to Simon Chadwick for the sample of King Alfred’s Blowing Stone
English Electric Recordings 2016
www.bigbigtrain.com
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 0797776132959
- Barcode (Text [EAN]): 0 797776 132959
- Matrix / Runout: EERCD0016 01
- Mastering SID Code (Variant 1, 2, 3 & 4): IFPI LY34
- Mould SID Code (Variant 1): IFPI AEW26
- Mould SID Code (Variant 2): IFPI AEW50
- Mould SID Code (Variant 3): IFPI AEW47
- Mould SID Code (Variant 4): IFPI AEW14
Other Versions (5 of 12)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Folklore (2×LP, Album) | English Electric Recordings | PLG044 | UK | 2016 | ||
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New Submission
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Folklore (CD, Album, Unofficial Release) | Giant Electric Pea (2) | EERCD0016, GEPCD1049 | Russia | 2016 | ||
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New Submission
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Folklore (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo, 180 Gram) | English Electric Recordings | PLG044 | UK | 2016 | ||
| Folklore (11×File, FLAC, Album, Stereo, 24Bit/48kHz) | Not On Label (Big Big Train Self-released) | none | 2016 | ||||
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New Submission
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Folklore (CD, Album, Stereo, Digisleeve) | Disk Union | DUPG218 | Japan | 2016 |
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Reviews
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Edited one year ago(Disclaimer: this review was actually written in 2020)
This one is going to be hard.
Last Saturday, while reviewing my record collection, I came upon Big Big Train, and wrote few lines to go with "The Underfall Yard".
Few minutes later, I learnt in dismay that David Longdon had ed away that very day due to an accident happened on Friday.
One week later, I still can't believe it.
I really think that David was an incredibly talented musician and frontman.
He not only had an uncannily Genesis' classic era Peter Gabriel timbre to his voice, but also had Gabriel's taste for the theatrical and made this inheritance his, renewing through his own features, personality and strengths.
It's really hard to pinpoint only one out of David's many artistic achievements but, if I'm forced to do so, I believe I'd turn my head to 2016's "Folklore".
I believe this is because this album contains two of my favourite songs out of the band's entire songbook: "London Plane" and "The Transit Of Venus Across The Sun".
Incredibly tasteful, both songs showcase the Big Big Train trademark themes (turning British landscapes into music or poetically depicting scientific achievements), while keeping the flame of classic British progressive rock alive and well with engaging, gorgeous and playful instrumental sections that never forget to remark the important thing here, the song, and never giving into today's most common sin among the progressive scene: the pointless instrumental show off.
Just listen to the "The Transit..." final guitar section by Rikard Sjöblom, and try not to feel a lump in your throat while witnessing such majestic beauty made music.
Or try not to laugh of sheer joy while David hits the highest notes at the end of "London Plane".
And it doesn't ends here: "Wassail" and "Telling The Bees" shows once more (i.e. "Make Some Noise") how the band doesn't shy away from writing more "straight forward" songs, effective as clockwork.
I could keep going, but I believe it's better if you make yourself a treat, brew a cuppa, sit down and hit the play button because, as David himself sings here: "Time and tide waits for no man".
Godspeed David, and thank you for the great music.
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