- folk
- 45 min
- 9 tracks
- Topic Records
Penguin Eggs is the fifth and final studio album by English folk musician and singer Nic Jones, released by Topic Records in 1980. After establishing himself as a sought after figure on the British folk revival scene, Jones recorded Penguin Eggs with producer Tony Engle; it consists largely of traditional folk songs arranged by Jones, but also includes three contemporary tracks by other writers.
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Classical in form, intimate, spare and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- gravecomic
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Tracks
- 1Canadee-I-O6:00
- 2The Drowned Lovers6:33
- 3The Humpback Whale6:06
- 4The Little Pot Stove5:39
- 5Courting Is a Pleasure5:24
- 6Barrack Street4:30
- 7Planxty Davis2:52
- 8The Flandyke Shore2:54
- 9Farewell to the Gold5:19
9 tracks, 45 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Nic Jones
- Label
- Topic Records
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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