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Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Penguin Cafe Orchestra (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1987
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra is an LP by Penguin Cafe Orchestra from 1987 released on the Editions EG label.
About this album
Penguin Cafe Orchestra is a striking debut that turned genre borders into something playful and new. Led by Simon Jeffes, the 1981 album blends chamber-like arrangements, folk motifs, minimalism and art-rock detail into music that feels both meticulously composed and disarmingly human. Pieces such as Telephone and Rubber Band, Air À Danser and Cutting Branches for a Temporary Shelter helped define the group’s singular sound: off-kilter, melodic and emotionally open without ever sounding sentimental. The record established Penguin Cafe Orchestra as one of the most distinctive acts in British instrumental music, admired for its wit, invention and lasting influence.
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A1 Air À Danser
A2 Yodel 1
A3 Telephone And Rubber Band
A4 Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter
A5 Pythagoras'S Trousers
A6 Numbers 1-4
B1 Yodel 2
B2 Salty Bean Fumble
B3 Paul'S Dance
B4 The Ecstasy Of Dancing Fleas
B5 Walk Don'T Run
B6 Flux
B7 Simon'S Dream
B8 Harmonic Necklace
B9 Steady State