Album
The Dream Academy
1985 · Electronic, Rock
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
The Dream Academy is an Electronic album by The Dream Academy, originally released in 1985. On Gatefold: 66 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
Best known for the 1985 single “Life in a Northern Town” (a tribute to Nick Drake, then mostly unknown), The Dream Academy recorded a magical self-titled album that remains among the finest of the '80s. Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour assisted band leader Nick Laird-Clowes with the production, which expanded the sound of the British art-school trio beyond all imagination, featuring orchestrations, choir-like backing vocals, and modern synths to create ‘80s-styled psychedelic pop music, much in the vein of Prefab Sprout. The album’s second single, “The Love Parade,” was less of a hit, but creatively speaking, songs such as “The Edge of Forever,” “(Johnny) New Light," and the somber, gorgeous “In Places on the Run” were complex new music, hinged on the advanced keyboard programming of Gilbert Gabriel and heartbreaking vocals from Laird-Clowes. Multi-instrumentalist Kate St. John would go on to work with Van Morrison. In the 2010s, countless young bands are emulating elements of The Dream Academy's style, trying to capture the stirring atmospheres of “This World” and “One Dream.”
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Tracklist
- 1Life In a Northern Town (LP Version)4:19
- 2The Edge of Forever (LP Version)4:23
- 3(Johnny) New Light (LP Version)4:22
- 4In Places On the Run (LP Version)4:27
- 5This World (LP Version)5:07
- 6Bound To Be (LP Version)3:08
- 7Moving On (LP Version)5:14
- 8The Love Parade (LP Version)3:47
- 9The Party (LP Version)5:07
- 10One Dream (LP Version)2:32
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- shimmering
- nostalgic
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Gilbert GabrielKEYBOARDS, VOCALS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, WRITTEN-BY
- Kate St. JohnOBOE, COR ANGLAIS, PIANO ACCORDION, TENOR SAXOPHONE, VOCALS
- Nick Laird-ClowesLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR , HARMONICA LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, HARMONICA LEAD VOCALS, GUITAR, HARMONICA, LYRICS BY
- Adam PetersCELLO
- Benedict HoffnungPERCUSSION TIMPANI, PERCUSSION VIBRAPHONE , PERCUSSION
- Caron WheelerBACKING VOCALS
- Chucho MerchanDOUBLE BASS
- Colette WalkerBACKING VOCALS
- Dave MattacksDRUMS
- David DefriesTRUMPET
- David GilmourACOUSTIC GUITAR GUITAR
- Derek AdamsBACKING VOCALS
- Gary BarnacleTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Gregg DechertELECTRIC ORGAN ORGAN
- Guy PrattBASS
- Ingrid SchroederBACKING VOCALS
- Jake Le MesurierDRUMS
- Jo WaltonCELLO
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 66 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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