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David Thomas And The Pedestrians
The Sound Of The Sand And Other Songs Of The Pedestrian
Album UK 1981 on Rough Trade label
Alternative (New Wave, Art Rock, Experimental)
Recorded and mixed at Suma (Cleveland) and Regent's Park (London) in May-June 1981. A track titled "I Didn't Have A Very Good Time", recorded by The Eggs, is listed in the notes, but doesn't appear on the release. It was actually released as a single.
Musicians
 | David Thomas And The Pedestrians , 1981-1985 GB album by |
 | Philip Moxham b, GB bass, music by |
 | David Thomas voc, *1953 US design, cover, lyrics by, original, vocals, music by, arranged by |
 | Anton Fier dr, perc, *1956 US drums, percussion, music by |
 | Phil Bodger , GB engineer, assistant, regent's park |
 | Paul Hamann ep, 1955-2017 engineer, assistant, suma, bass |
 | Richard Thompson voc, g, *1949 GB guitar, dulcimer, music by |
 | Allen Ravenstine syn, sax, voc, *1950 US synthesizer, aml synthesizers |
 | Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton tr, *1932 JM trumpet, music by |
 | The Golden Palominos , *1981 US performer on track |
 | John Greaves b, voc, p, *1950 GB bass, piano, music by, bass, effects |
 | The Trees , performer on track |
 | Scott Krauss dr, US drums |
 | Alan Greene g, US guitar |
 | Ralph Carney , *1956 US musette, saxophone, sax |
 | The Eggs , performer on track |
 | Chris Cutler dr, *1947 GB drums |
 | Mayo Thompson g, voc, *1944 US accordion, accordian |
Producers
| Martyn Lambert design, cover |
| Peter Walmsley design, cover, producer, production |
| Geoff Travis executive-producer |
| Mik Mellen photography by, photo |
| Anne Clarke producer, production assistance |
| Shirley O'Loughlin producer, production assistance |
| Sue Johnson producer, production assistance |
| Adam Kidron producer, mixed by, engineer, mastered by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Birds Are Good Ideas | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 1:55 | |
| 2 | Yiki Tiki | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 2:15 | |
| 3 | The Crickets In The Flats | The Golden Palominos | 4:59 | |
| 4 | Sound Of The Sand | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 3:27 | |
| 5 | The New Atom Mine | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 5:13 | |
| 6 | Big Dreams | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 2:20 | |
| 7 | Happy To See You | The Trees (6) | 3:30 | |
| 8 | Crush This Horn, Pt. 2 | The Golden Palominos | 1:43 | |
| 9 | Confuse Did | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 2:31 | |
| 10 | Sloop John B | The Eggs | 5:10 | |
| 11 | Man's Best Friend | David Thomas And The Pedestrians | 4:25 |
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