Originally released in 1993, Union Cafe is a studio album by the beloved Penguin Cafe Orchestra — an ensemble known for blending jazz, classical, and minimalist influences into something genuinely unlike anything else. Recorded across iconic venues including Abbey Road and AIR Lyndhurst Studios in London, the album is an ambitious and wide-ranging work, described by fans and critics alike as anthemic, hypnotic, and cinematic.
This reissue, released on the acclaimed Erased Tapes label, presents Union Cafe on 180-gram black vinyl, mastered at Calyx by the team of Loop-o and Hanno Leichtmann. The music itself spans moods and textures with a near-whimsical confidence, featuring instrumentation that includes a one-of-a-kind electric Aeolian harp — conceived and built specifically for the Penguin Cafe Orchestra by Geoffrey Richardson, Mike Lesser, and Simon Jeffes. It is a timeless record that rewards close listening.
- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Erased Tapes Records
- Genre: Jazz, Classical
- Release Date: 2017
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TRACKS
A-1. Scherzo And Trio
A-2. Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)
A-3. Nothing Really Blue
B-4. Cage Dead
B-5. Vega
B-6. Yodel 3
C-7. Organum
C-8. Another One From Porlock
C-9. Thorn Tree Wind
C-10. Silver Star Of Bologna
C-11. Discover America
C-12. Pythagoras On The Line
D-13. Kora Kora
D-14. Lie Back And Think Of England
D-15. Red Shorts
D-16. Passing Through
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