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Blame the Messenger 1987

art rock 9 tracks Rough Trade

Blame the Messenger is the fifth studio album by experimental singer-songwriter David Thomas, released in January 1987 by Rough Trade and Twin/Tone Records. In 1997, the album was remastered by Paul Hamann and David Thomas for its inclusion in the Monster anthology box set.

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Character

Spare, character-led, cool and grave.

sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven
cooloverwhelming
grave

Tracks

A1My Town
A2A Fact About Trains
A3King Knut
A4When Love Is Uneven
A5The Storm Breaks
B1The Long Rain
B2Having Time
B3Friends of Stone
B4The Velikovsky 2-Step

About the album

Artist: David Thomas and The Wooden Birds
Label: Rough Trade
Released: 1987-01
Type: Album
Format: 12" Vinyl
Country: GB

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