English Boy Wonders
| English Boy Wonders | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | Parklands Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 71:39 | |||
| Label | Giant Electric Pea | |||
| Producer | Andy Poole, Gregory Spawton | |||
| Big Big Train chronology | ||||
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| Classic Rock |   (re-release) |
English Boy Wonders is the second studio album by the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. It was released in 1997 by Giant Electric Pea.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Big Empty Skies" | Spawton | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Brushed Aside" | Spawton | 5:37 |
| 3. | "A Giddy Thing" | Spawton | 5:16 |
| 4. | "28 Years" | Read, Spawton | 2:24 |
| 5. | "Pretty Mom" | Spawton, Poole | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Out of It" | Spawton | 5:57 |
| 7. | "Cloudless and Starry and Still" | Spawton, Poole | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Albion Perfide" | Spawton, Poole, Muller | 10:23 |
| 9. | "Right to the End of the World Tra-La" | Spawton | 1:56 |
| 10. | "The Shipping Forecast" | Spawton | 10:46 |
| 11. | "Mr Boxgroveman" | Spawton, Poole | 6:12 |
| 12. | "Reaching for John Dowland" | Spawton, Poole, Hughes | 8:13 |
| 13. | "Fell Asleep" | Spawton | 3:35 |
Re-release
In February 2008, it was announced on Big Big Train's BlogSpot that English Boy Wonders was going to be re-recorded and partially re-mixed.[1] It was re-released on the band's new record label, English Electric, on 1 December 2008.
The re-release adds one track and changes the running order.
- "Big Empty Skies" – 4:23
- "Brushed Aside" – 5:40
- "Albion Perfide"[†] – 10:27
- "Pretty Mom"[†] – 3:43
- "A Giddy Thing"[†] – 5:17
- "Out of It"[†] – 6:02
- "Cloudless and Starry and Still"[†] – 3:36
- "Two Poets Meet" (Spawton) – 4:26 (Re-issue Bonus Track)
- "28 Years" – 2:28
- "Reaching for John Dowland" – 8:46
- "Boxgrove Man" – 7:23
- "The Shipping Forecast"[†] – 10:14
- "Right to the End of the World Tra-La"[†] – 2:03
- "Fell Asleep"[†] – 3:59
[†] Tracks 3-7 are grouped as For Autumn (Parts 1-5) and tracks 12-14 as For Autumn (Parts 6-8).
Personnel
- Martin Read – lead vocals
- Gregory Spawton – guitars, backing vocals, additional keyboards
- Tony Müller – keyboards, piano
- Andy Poole – bass, backing vocals, additional keyboards
- Steve Hughes – drums, percussion
- Guest musicians
- Ken Bundy – backing vocals
References
- ^ "English boys wondering how to play our old songs". bigbigtrain.blogspot.com.
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