Union Cafe is the fifth and final studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.[2]
| Union Cafe | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1993 | |||
| Genre | New Age | |||
| Length | 73:40 | |||
| Label | Zopf | |||
| Producer | Simon Jeffes | |||
| Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
editAll music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.
- "Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55
- "Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15
- "Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17
- "Cage Dead" – 4:33
- "Vega" – 10:20
- "Yodel 3" – 3:25
- "Organum" – 3:47
- "Another One From Porlock" – 2:58
- "Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14
- "Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05
- "Discover America" (Traditional) – 3:02
- "Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50
- "Kora Kora" – 3:04
- "Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21
- "Red Shorts" – 4:06
- "Passing Through" – 5:28
Personnel
edit- Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums
- Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais
- Belinda Bunt - violin
- Roger Chase – viola soloist
- Paul Cullington – bass
- Steve Fletcher – piano
- Roger Garland – violin
- Wilf Gibson – violin
- Roy Gillard – violin
- Tim Good – violin
- Simon Jeffes – arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin
- Paul Kegg – cello
- Nigel Kennedy – violin
- Patrick Kiernan – violin
- Boguslav Kostecki – violin
- Kurban Kurbanov – accordion
- Chris Laurence – bass
- Helen Liebmann – cello, soloist
- Martin Loveday – cello
- Ian Maidman – bass, percussion
- Rita Manning – violin
- Peter McGowan – violin
- James McLeod – violin
- Peter Oxer – violin
- Tony Pleeth – cello
- Neil Rennie – ukulele
- Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola
- Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone
- George Robertson – viola
- Roger Smith – cello
- Stephen Tees – viola
- Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes
- Naná Vasconcelos – clay pot
- Annie Whitehead – trombone
- Barry Wilde – violin
- Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola
- Gavyn Wright – soloist, violin
References
edit- ^ Simpson, Paul. "Union Cafe Review". Paul Simpson. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Union Cafe". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 4 December 2019.