Tindersticks (1993 album)

Tindersticks
Studio album by Tindersticks
Released	November 1993
Recorded	Townhouse III
Genre	Chamber pop
Length	77:02
Producer	Tindersticks and Ian Caple
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Tindersticks chronology
Tindersticks (first album) (1993) Tindersticks (second album) (1995)

Tindersticks is the 1993 self-titled debut album by chamber pop band Tindersticks. It was named "Album of the Year" by Melody Maker.

Track listing

all songs written by Tindersticks

1. "Nectar" – 2:40
2. "Tyed" – 4:11
3. "Sweet, Sweet Man Pt. 1" – 0:41
4. "Whiskey and Water" – 5:51
5. "Blood" – 4:52
6. "City Sickness" – 4:00
7. "Patchwork" – 4:40
8. "Marbles" – 4:30
9. "The Walt Blues" – 1:08
10. "Milky Teeth" – 2:52
11. "Sweet, Sweet Man Pt. 2" – 1:05
12. "Jism" – 6:03
13. "Piano Song" – 2:40
14. "Tie-Dye" – 4:00
15. "Raindrops" – 6:15
16. "Sweet, Sweet Man Pt. 3" – 1:44
17. "Her" – 3:29
18. "Tea Stain" – 2:07
19. "Drunk Tank" – 4:44
20. "Paco de Renaldo's Dream" – 4:22
21. "The Not Knowing" – 4:58
22. "Fruitless" [*]

* bonus track on vinyl

2004 Remaster

The 2004 remaster contains two discs. The first is a remastered version of the above (minus "Fruitless"). The bonus disc contains "First Album Demos" as listed below:

1. "The Sorrow the Joy Brings"
2. "Fruitless"
3. Whiskey & Water"
4. "For Those..."
5. "Blood"
6. "City Sickness"
7. "Patchwork"
8. "Raindrops"
9. "Piano Song"
10. "A Sweet Sweet Man"
11. "Visiting"
12. "Drunk Tank"

Personnel

• Stuart Staples - vocals, guitar
• David Boulter - keyboards
• Neil Fraser - guitar
• Dickon Hinchliffe - violin
• Mark Colwill - bass
• Alistair Macaulay - drums

Additional personnel

• Terry Edwards - trumpet
• Martin Harman - oboe
• Rosie Lindsell - bassoon
• Ian Bishop - clarinet

Production

• Producers: Ian Caple, Tindersticks
• Engineer: Ian Caple
• Arranger: Tindersticks
• Sleeve design: Tindersticks

Review quotes

• "The First Tindersticks Album draws inspiration from the playful narrative style of producer Lee Hazlewood (Duane Eddy, Nancy Sinatra), the Cinemascope orchestrations of John Barry and the twilight-zone claustrophobia of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds." -ROLLING STONE

• "...Press superlatives, record company support, and the highly individual style of British indie rock sextet Tindersticks have ignited a fire of interest that looks likely to cross the Atlantic". -BILLBOARD

• "... it's the feel of rain-wet cobblestones and French cigarettes that immediately define Tindersticks' debut." -RAYGUN

• "... the band's delicately paced songs are woven around piano or organ beds, or gracefully sculpted guitar lines. Sitting in the middle, like a rich chocolate center, are the sultry vocals of Stuart Staples..." -CMJ

• "...Tindersticks is sprawling, ambitious, faltering, brilliant, romantic, spontaneous, spooky, flawed and delightful. About f**king time." -MELODY MAKER, ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• "...How truly refreshing it is to be utterly spellbound and gently disturbed, to see a band at the beginning of something that promises immeasurable greatness." -MELODY MAKER

Notes

• The first 1000 copies included four postcards.
• 1000 copies of the "Amsterdam CD" included a bonus disc.