EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL – IDLEWILD LP – Nr MINT A1 1988

Everything But The Girl – Idlewild
(Blanco Y Negro Records  1988  BYN16)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Everything but the Girl are an English musical duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer, songwriter, composer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, producer and singer Ben Watt. The group’s early works have been categorized as sophisti-pop with jazz influences before undergoing an electronic music turn following the worldwide success of the 1994 hit single “Missing”, remixed by Todd Terry.

Idlewild is the fourth album by British music duo Everything but the Girl. It was released in 1988. Idlewild was reissued in 2012 as a remastered 2-disc Deluxe Set by Edsel Records. The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt, except where indicated:

1. “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” (Danny Whitten) – 4:17
2. “Love Is Here Where I Live” – 3:55
3. “These Early Days” (Thorn) – 3:50
4. “I Always Was Your Girl” – 4:00
5. “Oxford Street” (Thorn) – 3:21
6. “The Night I Heard Caruso Sing” (Watt) – 2:55
7. “Goodbye Sunday” – 4:00
8. “Shadow on a Harvest Moon” (Thorn) – 3:38
9. “Blue Moon Rose” – 3:37
10. “Tears All Over Town” (Watt) – 4:35
11. “Lonesome for a Place I Know” – 4:02
12. “Apron Strings” – 3:07

Personnel

• Tracey Thorn – vocals
• Ben Watt – vocals, guitar
• Ian Fraser – tenor saxophone
• Steve Pearce – bass
• Damon Butcher – piano, synthesizer
• James McMillan – trumpet
• Chucho Merchán – bass on “Lonesome for a Place I Know”
• Peter King – alto saxophone

Technical

• Jerry Boys – engineer

“Thanks to Geoff Travis, Lindy Morrison and James McMillan”.