English Electric Part One

English Electric Part One
Studio album by Big Big Train
Released 3 September 2012
Genre Progressive rock, post-prog
Length 58:50
Label English Electric / GEP
Big Big Train chronology
Far Skies Deep Time (EP)
(2010)		 English Electric Part One
(2012)		 English Electric Part Two
(2013)

English Electric Part One is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released on 3 September 2012, by English Electric Recordings and GEP.[1][2][3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The First Rebreather"Greg Spawton8:32
2."Uncle Jack"David Longdon3:49
3."Winchester from St. Giles' Hill"Spawton7:16
4."Judas Unrepentant"Longdon7:18
5."Summoned By Bells"Spawton9:17
6."Upton Heath"Spawton, Longdon5:39
7."A Boy in Darkness"Longdon8:03
8."Hedgerow"Spawton, Longdon, Andy Poole8:52

Personnel

  • Nick D'Virgilio – drums, backing vocals
  • Dave Gregory – electric guitar, voice of the court usher, banjo, mellotron
  • David Longdon – lead vocals, flute, vibes, tambourine, banjo, accordion, melodica, keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, birds and bees
  • Andy Poole – keyboards, acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals, baritone bee
  • Gregory Spawton – bass guitar, electric guitar, slow moog, backing vocals, mandolin, acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Danny Manners - keyboards, piano, double bass
Guest musicians
  • Abigail Trundle - cello
  • Andy Tillison - organ, Moog, keyboards
  • Ben Godfrey - cornet, trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Daniel Steinhardt - electric guitar
  • Dave Desmond - trombone
  • Eleanor Gilchrist - violin
  • Geraldine Berreen - violin
  • Jan Jaap Langereis - recorders
  • Jon Truscott - tuba
  • John Storey - euphonium, trombone
  • Lily Adams - backing vocals
  • Martin Orford - backing vocals
  • Rachel Hall - violin
  • Sue Bowran - violin
  • Teresa Whipple - viola
  • Verity Joy - backing vocals
  • Violet Adams - backing vocals

Cover

The photos on the cover and the booklet were made by Matt Sefton at Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham. Big Big Train saw a picture from him on Flickr, that Matt Sefton described: "English Electric: Side panel of a railway crane, Tanfield Railway sidings, County Durham. Great name for a band and an album cover - if it doesn't exist already, I'm claiming it!“ Gregory Spawton commented, "My band is working on an album called English Electric at the moment. We're prog / post rock. Great pictures, thanks for uploading them."[4] So Matt Sefton and BBT had contact and sometimes later a dealing. The pictures in the booklet are from the flickr-album "Tanfield Railway, Co. Durham“ by Matt Sefton.[5]

References

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