- folk rock
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- Warner Bros. Records
The Roches is the debut album by the Roches, released on the Warner Bros. Records in April 1979. The album was produced and features electric guitar parts by Robert Fripp; also playing on the album are percussionist Jimmy Maelen and Fripp's future King Crimson bandmate Tony Levin.
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Spare, intimate, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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Tracks
- A1We2:36
- A2Hammond Song5:46
- A3Mr. Sellack4:04
- A4Damned Old Dog4:07
- A5The Troubles3:27
- B1The Train3:30
- B2The Married Men4:33
- B3Runs in the Family3:30
- B4Quitting Time4:19
- B5Pretty and High4:06
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Roches
- Label
- Warner Bros. Records
- Released
- 1979
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- DE
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