Tales From Turnpike House Vinyl

Saint etienne have regularly gone down the concept album route in recent years and an early example of this is tales from turnpike house which concerns characters who live in the fictional titular house.

Tales from turnpike house vinyl.

Released in 2005 it is a concept album in which the songs depict characters who all live in the eponymous block of flats in london. Tales from turnpike house is the seventh studio album by saint etienne. Referencing tales from turnpike house cd album cd ep ltd sandd271 saint etienne switches moods as easily as most people change clothes. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2005 vinyl release of tales from turnpike house on discogs.

A4 slow down at the castle 4 41. A5 a good thing 4 00. It features a guest appearance from none other than 70s heartthrob david essex and is a disparate album containing torchlight folk musings sitting next to dancefloor bangers. The album s most favorable reviews including a five star review from dorlan lynskey of the guardian called it the group s best album yet with praise going towards the album s songwriting production arrangements sound vocal harmonies and sarah cracknell s.

B4 the birdman of ec1 2 46. 294 972 in cds vinyl see top 100 in cds vinyl 210904 in pop cds vinyl 130350 in rock cds vinyl. The disc opens with the very dense but gentle harmonies of sun in my morning very much painted from brian wilson s sonic pallette. Tales from turnpike house was very well received from critics holding an aggregate 79 out of 100 from metacritic based on 22 reviews.

Saint etienne tales from turnpike house vinyl. A1 sun in my morning 2 37. B1 last orders for gary stead 4 28. Tales from turnpike house is a series of songs narrating the various occupants of turnpike house and their pub.

B5 teenage winter 5 44. Amazon best sellers rank. Tales from turnpike house is a lovely example of how a seemingly dull topic suburbia can yield unexpected beauty. Here i go comparing apples and oranges sun in my morning with it s pet sounds vocal harmonies that tales from.

Shop tales from turnpike house vinyl. B2 stars above us 3 24. A2 milk bottle symphony 4 04. A6 side streets 2 56.

The real strength of tales from turnpike house lays in the softer quieter songs.