English Electric Part Two

English Electric Part Two
Studio album by
Big Big Train
Released4 March 2013
GenreProgressive rock, new prog
Length57:35
LabelEnglish Electric / GEP
Big Big Train chronology
English Electric Part One
(2012) 		English Electric Part Two
(2013) 		Make Some Noise
(2013)

English Electric Part Two is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Big Big Train. It was released on 4 March 2013, by English Electric Recordings and GEP.[1][2][3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Spawton, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."East Coast Racer" 15:43
2."Swan Hunter"Spawton, David Longdon6:20
3."Worked Out" 7:30
4."Leopards"Longdon3:54
5."Keeper of Abbeys" 6:58
6."The Permanent Way" 8:29
7."Curator of Butterflies" 8:44

Personnel

  • Nick D'Virgilio – drums (all tracks), cajon (track 5, 7), backing vocals (track 6)
  • Dave Gregory – electric guitar (all tracks), E-bow guitar (track 1), marimba (track 3), 12 string electric guitar (track 5)
  • David Longdon – lead and backing vocals (all tracks), flute (track 3, 5, 7), vibes, shaker (track 2), banjo (track 2, 4), percussion (track 3), acoustic guitar, piano, organ synthesizer (track 4), tambourine, accordion, Dumbek (track 5)
  • Danny Manners - keyboards (track 1), piano (track 1, 2, 3, 6, 7), organ, synthesizer (track 3), double bass (track 4, 5)
  • Andy Poole – keyboards (track 1), backing vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (track 3, 5), mandolin and electric piano (track 5), 12 string acoustic guitar, bass pedals (track 7)
  • Gregory Spawton – bass guitar (all track 4), electric guitar (track 1, 3), mellotron (track 1), backing vocals (all tracks), mandolin (track 1, 5), 12-string guitar (track 1, 3, 7), acoustic guitar (track 3, 5), organ (track 5)
Guest musicians
  • Abigail Trundle - cello (track 1, 4, 5, 6, 7)
  • Megan Fisher – harp (track 1)
  • Andy Tillison - organ (track 1, 6), synthesizer (track 1), Tillisification (track 6)
  • Rob Aubrey – bass pedals (track 1)
  • Eleanor Gilchrist - violin (track 1, 7)
  • Geraldine Berreen - violin (track 1, 4, 7)
  • Teresa Whipple - viola (track 1, 4, 7)
  • Ben Godfrey - cornet (track 1, 2, 6, 7), trumpet, piccolo trumpet
  • Dave Desmond - trombone (track 1, 2, 6, 7)
  • Jon Truscott - tuba (track 1, 2, 6, 7)
  • John Storey - euphonium (track 1, 2), trombone (track 1, 2, 6, 7)
  • Rachel Hall - acoustic and electric violin (track 3, 5, 6)
  • Simon Godfrey - backing vocals (track 3)
  • Sue Bowran - violin (track 4)
  • Lily Adams - backing vocals (track 6)
  • Violet Adams - backing vocals (track 6)
  • Jan Jaap Langereis - recorders (track 6)

References

  1. ^ "Home". bigbigtrain.com.
  2. ^ "Big Big Train sign to GEP | bigbigtrain.com". Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Big Big Train sign with GEP". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.


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