Stick Figure Neighbourhood
| Stick Figure Neighbourhood | ||||
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| Studio album by Spoons | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton 1981 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 44:11 | |||
| Label | Ready / LR012 | |||
| Producer | Graeme Pole | |||
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Stick Figure Neighbourhood was the first album by the Burlington band Spoons. Released in 1981, it received some airplay on college stations, particularly the songs Conventional Beliefs and Red Light. It was their next album, Arias & Symphonies, and its best known single, "Nova Heart", that were to launch them to fame.
This album was recorded by Daniel Lanois at the Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario. Its liner notes collectively thank fellow contemporary Toronto bands The Diodes, Martha and the Muffins, and concert promoter Gary Cormier of "The Garys".
As Gordon Deppe mentions in his liner notes for Collectible Spoons, this collection of songs "is a bit rough around the edges, but there are things on it that [are] still very interesting and perplexing."
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Conventional Beliefs" | Deppe | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Stick Figure Neighbourhood" | Deppe, Horne | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Red Light" | Deppe | 4:42 |
| 4. | "For Tran" | Deppe | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Capitol Hill" | Deppe | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Ice Age" | Horne, Deppe | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Dropped Dishes" | Deppe | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Friends in the Media" | Deppe | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Only for Athletes" | Deppe | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Annita" | Deppe | 4:16 |
Personnel
- Gordon Deppe - vocals, guitar
- Sandy Horne - bass, pedals, vocals
- Rob Preuss - synthesizer, piano
- Derrick Ross - drums, percussion
with:
- Hugh Syme - mellotron on "For Tran" and "Only for Athletes"
Production personnel
- Graeme Pole - producer
- Recorded by Daniel Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton, Ontario