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Letters Home
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
Recorded1985–1986
StudioCold Storage Recording Studios, Brixton, London
GenreAvant-rock
Length35:18
LabelRecommended (UK)
ProducerNews from Babel
News from Babel chronology
Work Resumed on the Tower
(1984)
Letters Home
(1986)
Complete
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Letters Home is a 1986 studio album by English avant-rock group News from Babel. It was recorded at Tim Hodgkinson's Cold Storage Recording Studios in Brixton, London, in 1985 and 1986, and was released in 1986. It was their second album and included guest vocalists Robert Wyatt, Dagmar Krause, Sally Potter and Phil Minton. Krause (no longer a member of the group) was listed here as a guest and only sang on two songs.[2]

Picking up where Work Resumed on the Tower left off, Letters Home continues News from Babel's exploration of "Marxist politics and personal alienation" set to a blend of rock, jazz and cabaret.[3] The music on the album was composed by Lindsay Cooper and the song texts were written by Chris Cutler. The album's title was named after Letters Home, a collection of letters written by Sylvia Plath.[3]

For technical reasons, the original LP release of this album was pressed on a 12" disc at 45 rpm, and not the standard 33⅓ rpm.

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris Cutler and Lindsay Cooper

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Who Will Accuse?"2:38
2."Heart of Stone (Megalopolis)"3:04
3."Banknote"3:19
4."Moss"3:58
5."Dragon at the Core"4:39
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Dark Matter"4:20
2."Waited/Justice"5:09
3."Fast Food"3:13
4."Late Evening"4:58

Personnel

Guests

CD reissues

References

  1. ^ Mills, Ted. "Letters Home". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ Letters Home LP liner notes.
  3. ^ a b "News from Babel". Michael Draine's Twisted Vista. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2007.