Music from the Penguin Cafe

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Music from The Penguin Cafe
Studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra
Released	1976
Genre	Instrumental Folk
Length	unknown
Label	E.G. Records
Producer	Simon Jeffes and Steve Nye
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Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
Music from The Penguin Cafe (1976) Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1981)

Music From The Penguin Cafe was the first album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and was recorded between 1974 and 1976, and released in 1976. The line-up for much of the album consisted of the original Penguin Cafe Quartet: Simon Jeffes (electric guitar), Helen Leibmann (Cello), Steve Nye (electric piano), and Gavyn Wright (violin). The piece entitled "Zopf", which consists of seven individual "movements", had a slightly different line-up, which included the members of the quartet as well as Neil Rennie (ukelele), and Emily Young (vocals).

The executive producer for the album was Brian Eno, who released this album under his experimental E.G. Records label, with this particular issue coming under the "Obscure" sub-label as "Obscure 7". The cover painting was by Emily Young.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Penguin Cafe Single"
2. "Zopf"

   From the Colonies (for N.R.)

   In a Sydney Motel

   Surface Tension (where the trees meet the sky)

   Milk

   Coronation

   Giles Farnaby's Dream

   Pigtail

3. "The sound of someone you love who's going away and it doesn't matter"
4. "Hugebaby"
5. "Chartered Flight"