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Big Big Train
The Second Brightest Star
Album UK 2017 on English Electric Recordings label
Rock (Prog Rock)
Packaged in a two panel digisleeve with glued-in 20 page booklet. "The Second Brightest Star is a companion album to the Folklore and Grimspound releases. The album features a number of new or previously unreleased songs and instrumentals alongside some music from the Grimspound and Folklore albums which we have presented here as extended sequences of music." Recorded at English Electric Studios. Vocals and double bass recorded at Aubitt Studios. Drums recorded at Sweetwater Studios and at Real World Studios. Strings recorded at Aubitt Studios and at Ashwood Studios. Brass recorded at Southampton Solent University. Mixed and mastered at Aubitt Studios. On disc + on back of digisleeve: English Electric Recordings 2017
Musicians
 | Big Big Train , *1990 GB arranged by, arrangements, producer, album by |
 | Andy Poole key, bvoc, GB acoustic guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, design, cover and booklet design |
 | Dave Desmond tb, GB arranged by, brass arrangements by, trombone, musician, additional musician |
 | David Longdon , *1965 GB arranged by, brass arrangements with, lead vocals, backing vocals, flute, electric guitar, percussion, synthesizer, synthesizers, liner notes, words by, music by |
 | Greg Spawton , GB arranged by, brass arrangements with, bass guitar, backing vocals, pedalboard, bass pedals, liner notes, words by, music by |
 | Rachel Hall vn, bvoc, GB arranged by, string arrangements by, liner notes, violin, viola, cello, backing vocals, words by, music by |
 | Nick D'Virgilio dr, voc, perc, *1968 US drums, percussion, backing vocals |
 | Dave Gregory , *1952 GB electric guitar, electrc 6 and 12 string guitars |
 | Rikard Sjöblom g, key, *1982 SE backing vocals, guitar, guitars, keyboards, words by, music by |
 | Danny Manners cb, key, GB keyboards, double bass, music by |
 | Evie Anderson vc, GB cello, musician, additional musician |
 | Philip Trzebiatowski vc, cello, musician, additional musician |
 | John Storey , GB euphonium, musician, additional musician |
 | Nick Stones , GB french horn, musician, additional musician |
 | Ben Godfrey tr, GB trumpet, cornet, musician, additional musician |
 | Keith Hobday vl, GB viola, musician, additional musician |
 | Lucy Curnow vn, GB violin, musician, additional musician |
Producers
| Rob Aubrey mixed by, mastered by, recorded by, at aubitt studios: strings recorded by, recorded by, at aubitt studios: vocals and double bass recorded by, recorded by, at real world studios: drums recorded by, recorded by, at southampton solent university: brass recorded by |
| Sarah Louise Ewing painting, cover painting |
| Simon Hogg photography by, photograph |
| Sotos Yiasimi recorded by, at ashwood studios: strings recorded by |
| Mark Hornsby recorded by, at sweetwater studios: drums recorded by |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Second Brightest Star | Big Big Train | 7:18 | |
| 2 | | Haymaking | Big Big Train | 3:24 | |
| 3 | | Skylon | Big Big Train | 6:44 | |
| 4 | | London Stone | Big Big Train | 2:01 | |
| 5 | | The Passing Widow | Big Big Train | 5:34 | |
| 6 | | The Leaden Stour | Big Big Train | 7:19 | |
| 7 | | Terra Australis Incognita | Big Big Train | 4:20 | |
| 8 | | Grimlore | Big Big Train | ||
| 9 | | Brooklands Sequence | Big Big Train | 17:33 | |
| 10 | (i) On The Racing Line | Big Big Train | |||
| 11 | (ii) Brooklands | Big Big Train | |||
| 12 | London Plane Sequence | Big Big Train | 13:17 | ||
| 13 | (i) Turner On The Thames | Big Big Train | |||
| 14 | (ii) London Plane | Big Big Train | |||
| 15 | The Gentlemen's Reprise | Big Big Train | 3:02 |
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