Name: St Anne's
Brand: David Boulter

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PIPE039LP

Colour

Purple

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

With Printed Inner.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-06-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

State 51

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5057998619559

Total Cap

9999

Purple LP

PIPE039CD

Housed in Gatefold Card Sleeve, with a Separate Inner Slipcase. 

5057998619634

Artist

David Boulter

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Clay Pipe

Clay Pipe Music is a London based label run by illustrator Frances Castle. Inspired by small press pioneers like Rena Gardiner, each release comes in carefully conceived packaging in limited quantities. If there is demand, further editions are produced.

Clay Pipe specialises in releasing atmospheric music, with a strong theme or sense of place. Their unique approach to packaging and limited edition releases adds an extra layer of collectability to their releases. With a focus on quality over quantity, Clay Pipe ensures that each release is thoughtfully crafted and presented.

If you're looking for music that transports you to another time or place, look no further than Clay Pipe. From ambient soundscapes to nostalgic melodies, their roster of talented artists create music that evokes emotions and tells stories. Whether it's the hauntingly beautiful compositions of [Artist Name] or the dreamy atmospheres created by [Artist Name], every release from Clay Pipe takes listeners on a sonic journey.

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Clay Pipe is pleased to welcome back the Tinderstick’s keyboard player David Boulter to the label. Since his Yarmouth LP in 2020, and the spoken word-based Lovers Walk the following year, Boulter has concentrated on his soundtrack work. He has produced scores for documentary maker Volkan Üce’s Displaced – and Tinnitus, a visually striking film by Brazilian director Gregorio Graziosi. He has also released a series of lathe-cuts featuring his soundtrack work, and the Factory Mini CD and Twelve Bells for Libuše flexi-disc single on Clay Pipe.

St Ann’s, is a tribute to the council estate, on the edge of Nottingham city centre that defined Boulter’s formative years: “I was born in the old St Ann’s. Famously documented in the late 60s as some of the poorest social housing in England. Crumbling, cramped, and full of damp. We had a shared toilet in the backyard and no bathroom, some of the houses were without hot water, it was freezing cold in winter. Everything seemed black and white.”

By the late 1960s, St. Ann's, like many other city centre areas, had become run down and was earmarked by the council for slum clearance. 340 acres were bulldozed and 30,000 people including David's family were compulsorily uprooted. In 1970 the Victorian streets were replaced with a Radburn-style estate.

“We moved to the new St Ann’s when I was six. There were two indoor toilets! A bathroom with a shiny white ceramic bath that you could fill whenever you wanted. Central heating, and a small garden at the front and back of the house. We had our own shed, and a cherry blossom tree just over the fence. Everything came into colour.”

Subtle use of guitar, double bass, vibraphone, tenor recorder and field recordings conjure up the old streets of cobble and slate, damp brickwork and grey skies, juxtaposing the newer post-1960s world of pebble dash and green grass, fresh air and a brighter future.

St Anne's

Music GB

Discover St Anne's by David Boulter on Clay Pipe. A tribute to his formative years in Nottingham. Vinyl records available. Shop exclusive music now!