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- Date Released: January 1, 1999
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Americana
- Label: Prima Records Ltd. / IODA
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There aren't many CDs whose producers are credited on the front cover, but the producer credit on the cover of Western Electric, the group's self-titled debut album, serves to alert the potential buyer to the presence of Sid Griffin, former leader of the Long Ryders and biographer of Gram Parsons. Griffin isn't only the producer of Western Electric, though; he is the group's frontman, and his background serves as a clue to the record's sound. Predictably, we are in the austere country-rock territory of Parsons and the Long Ryders, with songs dominated by pedal steel guitar, autoharp, and mandolin. Such instruments often make for lively listening, but much of Western Electric is slow and ponderous. "Recorded over a long period of time," says a sleeve note, and the album feels like it took a long time, if only because the songs often go on and on to the point of becoming trance-like. "Emily in Ginger" is close to eight minutes long and "Whirlwind" over seven. Griffin and his cohorts seem to be evolving a new country-rock sound that evokes the long, empty stretches of the West in its lonely expanse. Or maybe it's that, when you produce your own record for yourself, you can do what you like. (Issued on a British label in 1999, the album was released in the U.S. on March 21, 2000, by Gadfly.) Fans of the Byrds will be cheered by the inclusion of a previously unrecorded song by Gene Clark ("Straight from the Heart") and the ringing 12-string guitar passages. But they should be prepared for the album's deliberate pacing and solemnity.
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| 01. |  |
Everything |
4:27 |
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| 02. | |
The Power Of Glory |
4:12 |
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| 03. | |
When I'm Out Walking With You |
3:56 |
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| 04. | |
Emily In Ginger |
7:48 |
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| 05. | |
10-4 |
3:24 |
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| 06. | |
Faithless Deciple |
3:17 |
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| 07. | |
Whirlwind |
7:14 |
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| 08. | |
Memory Captures Time |
3:05 |
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| 09. | |
Carousel Days |
5:15 |
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| 10. | |
Straight From The Heart |
5:54 |
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10 Total Tracks, 48:32 Total Length
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Credits
- Robyn Hitchcock - Guitar // Robyn Hitchcock - Vocals // Bob Stone - Keyboards // Dave Morgan - Percussion // Dave Morgan - Drums // Simon Preston - Mastering // Sid Griffin - Guitar // Sid Griffin - Harmonica // Sid Griffin - Mandolin // Sid Griffin - Autoharp // Sid Griffin - Vocals // Sid Griffin - Producer // Paul Middleton - Engineer // Brian O'Shaughnessy - Engineer // Brian O'Shaughnessy - Mixing // Neil Herd - Guitar // Neil Herd - Pedal Steel // Neil Herd - Vocals // Neil Herd - Photography // Neil Herd - 6-String Bass // Robert Childs - Guitar // Robert Childs - Pedal Steel // Robert Childs - Vocals // Phil Smee - Package Design // Pat McGarvey - Banjo // Pat McGarvey - Bass // Pat McGarvey - Guitar // Pat McGarvey - Percussion // Pat McGarvey - Vocals // Pat McGarvey - Producer // Western Electric - Main Performer // Sarah Williams - Photography // Will Morrison - Percussion // Will Morrison - Drums // Will Morrison - Vocals // Steve Beast - Keyboards
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