Penguin Café Orchestra (Apricot Colour Vinyl)

‘Penguin Cafe Orchestra’ is the second studio
album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in
1981, and recorded between 1977 and 1980.
By this album, the line-up for the band had
expanded greatly, with contribution including
Simon Jeffes, Helen Leibmann, Steve Nye and
Gavyn Wright of the original quartet, as well as
Geoff Richardson, Peter Veitch, Braco, Giles
Leamna, Julio Segovia and Neil Rennie.
All pieces were composed by Simon Jeffes, except
for ‘Paul’s Dance’ (Jeffes and Nye), ‘Cutting
Branches’ (traditional), and ‘Walk Don’t Run’ (by
Johnny Smith).
The cover painting is by Emily Young.
‘Cutting Branches For A Temporary Shelter’ is
based on the traditional Zimbabwean song,
‘Nhemamusasa’, a field recording of which can be
heard played on mbira on the Nonesuch Records
album ‘The Soul of the Mbira’.
The Boston Globe opined that “this is one of the
most eccentric records released this or any year...
It’s also one of the most delightful.”
In 2021, ‘Penguin Cafe Orchestra’ was named
among The Fifty Best Albums Of 1981 by Spin.
This repress uses the 2008 remaster.
Pressed on apricot vinyl.