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Union Cafe

Union Cafe
Studio album by
Released1993
Recorded1990–1993
GenreNew Age
Length73:40
LabelZopf
ProducerSimon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
When In Rome...
(1988)
Union Cafe
(1993)
Concert Program
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Union Cafe is the fifth and final studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.[2]

Track listing

All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.

  1. "Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55
  2. "Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15
  3. "Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17
  4. "Cage Dead" – 4:33
  5. "Vega" – 10:20
  6. "Yodel 3" – 3:25
  7. "Organum" – 3:47
  8. "Another One From Porlock" – 2:58
  9. "Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14
  10. "Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05
  11. "Discover America" (Traditional) – 3:02
  12. "Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50
  13. "Kora Kora" – 3:04
  14. "Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21
  15. "Red Shorts" – 4:06
  16. "Passing Through" – 5:28

Personnel

  • Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums
  • Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais
  • Belinda Bunt – violin
  • Roger Chase – viola soloist
  • Paul Cullington – bass
  • Steve Fletcher – piano
  • Roger Garland – violin
  • Wilf Gibson – violin
  • Roy Gillard – violin
  • Tim Good – violin
  • Simon Jeffes – arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin
  • Paul Kegg – cello
  • Nigel Kennedy – violin
  • Patrick Kiernan – violin
  • Boguslav Kostecki – violin
  • Kurban Kurbanov – accordion
  • Chris Laurence – bass
  • Helen Liebmann – cello, soloist
  • Martin Loveday – cello
  • Ian Maidman – bass, percussion
  • Rita Manning – violin
  • Peter McGowan – violin
  • James McLeod – violin
  • Peter Oxer – violin
  • Tony Pleeth – cello
  • Neil Rennie – ukulele
  • Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola
  • Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone
  • George Robertson – viola
  • Roger Smith – cello
  • Stephen Tees – viola
  • Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes
  • Naná Vasconcelos – clay pot
  • Annie Whitehead – trombone
  • Barry Wilde – violin
  • Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola
  • Gavyn Wright – soloist, violin

References

  1. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Union Cafe Review". Paul Simpson. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Union Cafe". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 4 December 2019.