Giant (The Woodentops album)
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| Giant | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Studio | The Roundhouse, Camden; Power Plant Studios, Willesden | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 45:42 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Bob Sargeant | |||
| The Woodentops chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
| The Village Voice | B[3] |
Giant is the debut album by British rock band The Woodentops.
The album reached #35 on the UK albums chart, spending 4 weeks on the chart.[4]
The album featured in the 1986 end of year critics polls in the NME and Melody Maker at numbers 36 and 16 respectively.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Rolo McGinty.
- "Get It On"
- "Good Thing"
- "Give It Time"
- "Love Train"
- "Hear Me James"
- "Love Affair with Everyday Living"
- "So Good Today"
- "Shout"
- "History"
- "Travelling Man"
- "Last Time"
- "Everything Breaks"
Personnel
[edit]- The Woodentops
- Rolo McGinty – vocals, guitar
- Frank de Freitas – bass, voice
- Simon Mawby – guitar, voice
- Benny Staples – drums, voice
- Alice Thompson – keyboards, voice
with:
- Chucho Merchan - double bass
- Jack Emblow - accordion
- Bob Sargeant - marimba
- Steve Sidwell - trumpet
- Danny Schogger - strings
References
[edit]- ^ Cleary, David. "Giant – The Woodentops". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (1992). "Woodentops". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 786. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (28 October 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Woodentops". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Melody Maker Lists". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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