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Taste is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band the Telescopes, released in 1989 on What Goes On Records.[3] The album was produced by Richard Formby and engineered by Ken MacPherson and Chris Bell. After What Goes On folded, it was re-released in 1990 by Cheree, and it was later released in 2006 by Rev-Ola Records to include live versions of "There Is No Floor", "Sadness Pale", "Threadbare" and "Suicide".
| Taste | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | June 1989 | |||
| Genre | Shoegaze | |||
| Label | What Goes On | |||
| Producer | Richard Formby | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| NME | 7/10[2] |
In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Taste at number 47 on its list of the 50 best shoegaze albums of all time.[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Stephen Lawrie
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "And Let Me Drift Away" | 2:18 |
| 2. | "I Fall, She Screams" | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Oil Seed Rape" | 2:58 |
| 4. | "Violence" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Threadbare" | 1:37 |
| 6. | "The Perfect Needle" | 3:28 |
| 7. | "There Is No Floor" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Anticipating Nowhere" | 1:47 |
| 9. | "Please, Before You Go" | 3:27 |
| 10. | "Suffercation" | 2:40 |
| 11. | "Silent Water" | 3:27 |
| 12. | "Suicide" | 7:56 |
References
edit- ^ Sendra, Tim. "Taste – The Telescopes". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Fadele, Dele (28 October 1989). "The Telescopes: Taste". NME. p. 39.
- ^ Turner, Simon (21 October 1989). "Albums: The Telescopes". Melody Maker. Vol. 65, no. 42. p. 39.
- ^ "The 50 Best Shoegaze Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 October 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 8 May 2018.