Drum (album)

Drum
Studio album by Hugo Largo
Released January 1, 1988
Genre Art rock
Length 27:50
Label Opal, All Saints Records
Producer Michael Stipe
Hugo Largo chronology

Drum
(1988)
Mettle
(1989)
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Allmusic [1]

Drum is the first release from art rock band Hugo Largo. It was produced by Michael Stipe[2][3] (who also provides backing vocals on two of the tracks) and released by Brian Eno's record label, Opal, on January 1, 1988. It had originally been released in shorter form as an EP in 1987. The Guardian included it in a list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" in 2007.[4] It was reissued by All Saints Records in 2005.

Track listing

  1. "Grow Wild" (Mimi Goese, Adam Peacock, Hahn Rowe, Tim Sommer) 3:46
  2. "Eskimo Song" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) 3:42
  3. "Fancy" (Ray Davies) 4:18
  4. "Harpers" (Goese, Stipe) 2:22
  5. "Scream Tall" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) 3:17
  6. "Country" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) 3:42
  7. "Eureka" (Goese, Peacock, Rowe, Sommer) 3:13
  8. "Second Skin" (Goese, Sommer) 3:16
  9. "My Favourite People" (Goese) 0:55

Notes

"Fancy" is a cover of a song first released by The Kinks on their album Face to Face.

References

  1. Mills, Ted. Drum (album) at AllMusic
  2. Ann Powers (1998-06-17). "Carving a Path Of Innovations". nytimes.com. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  3. Robbins and Stenger. "Hugo Largo". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 2008-05-21.
  4. guardian.co.uk (2007-11-20). "Top 1000 Albums". guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-07-15.