Giving Birth to a Stone
| Giving Birth to a Stone | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1994 26 September 2000 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | The Palace of Light and Sound | |||
| Genre | Alternative metal | |||
| Length | 44:25 | |||
| Label | Mad Minute | |||
| Producer | Jessica Corcoran, Ian Shaw | |||
| Peach chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
| File:Peach - Giving Birth To A Stone (Reissue).JPG Reissue artwork | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Giving Birth to a Stone is the only full-length studio album by UK metal band Peach, released in 1994 through Mad Minute Records. It was re-released in 2000 through Beatville Records, with different artwork, designed by Adam Jones of Tool. It was re-released again globally on April 2, 2007 through Sony BMG - and is also being made available in downloadable formats. The song "You Lied" was covered live by Tool and was included on their box set Salival.
Following the album's release, Peach broke-up in 1995, reforming under the name Suns of the Tundra in 2003.[2] Bassist Justin Chancellor joined Tool in September 1995.
Background
Every song on Giving Birth to a Stone previously appeared on an earlier EP by the band.
The songs "Signpost In the Sea," "Don't Make Me Your God" and "Dougal" originally appeared on the EP Don't Make Me Your God, released in 1992.. The songs "Velvet" and "Peach" originally appeared on the EP Disappear Here, also released in 1992. The songs "Burn," "Naked" and "You Lied" originally appeared on the EP Burn, released in 1993. The songs "Spasm" and "Catfood" originally appeared on the album Spasm, also released in 1993.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Peach, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Spasm" | 4:29 | |
| 2. | "Naked" | 4:15 | |
| 3. | "Catfood" (King Crimson cover) | Robert Fripp, Peter Sinfield, Ian McDonald | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Velvet" | 4:12 | |
| 5. | "Dougal" | 4:42 | |
| 6. | "Burn" | 3:11 | |
| 7. | "Signpost in the Sea" | 4:55 | |
| 8. | "You Lied" | 6:57 | |
| 9. | "Don't Make Me Your God" | 3:22 | |
| 10. | "Peach" | 4:35 | |
| Total length: | 44:25 | ||
Personnel
- Peach
- Simon Oakes – Vocals
- Rob Havis – Drums
- Ben Durling – Guitar
- Justin Chancellor – Bass
- Additional
- Stewart Lee - inaudibly mixed spoken word section on the track "You Lied"[3]
- Jessica Corcoran – Producer
- Ian Shaw – Producer
- Andy Levine – Engineer
- Adam Jones – Artwork (re-release)
- Brian Rose – Mastering
References
- ^ Bekkala, Steve. "Giving Birth to a Stone - Peach". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Peach|Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Contributions To Other People's Work". Stewart Lee. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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