Name: Machineries of Joy
Brand: British Sea Power

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

rtradcd666

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2013-04-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

883870066624

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Total Cap

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

British Sea Power

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Rough Trade

<p>Hailing from Cumbria in the northwest UK,

Rough Trade is a multinational label that was started by Geoff Travis in 1976 as a London record-shop. It quickly grew into an independent label and distributor, collaborating with notable labels such as 4AD, Factory Records, and One Little Indian. The label's catalogue numbering system for singles/EPs included prefixes like RT### and RTT###CD for different formats. Albums were numbered sequentially as ROUGH### with extensions for different formats.In the early 1990s, Rough Trade faced financial difficulties after expanding into the US market. The US branch was shut down and the German branch ended up in the Zomba Music Group. One Little Indian provided financing and took over the label in the UK, retaining ownership of key releases like A.R. Kane albums. Geoff Travis eventually regained control of Rough Trade around 1999–2000 and re-launched it alongside Tugboat Records.

British Sea Power release new album 'Machineries Of Joy' on Rough Trade Records. 'Machineries Of Joy' is British Sea Power's fifth album - seventh including film soundtracks. The album was worked up in the Berwyn mountains in North Wales and recorded in Brighton with the engineer Dan Swift, produced by British Sea Power. The album was mixed by Ken Thomas in rural Hampshire and in Castleford in West Yorkshire. Ken has previously worked with musicians including David Bowie, Wire, Queen, PiL and Sigur Ros. The album is warm and restorative. Various things are touched on in the words - Franciscan monks, ketamine and French female bodybuilders turned erotic movie stars. Just another day at the office for British Sea Power.Vinyl includes CD Version.

Machineries of Joy

Music GB