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Scenes from the South Island

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Scenes from the South Island
Studio album by
Released5 September 1995 (1995-09-05)
RecordedDecember 1994 – February 1995
Studio324 East 13th Street
(New York City, US)
GenrePost-rock
Length51:51
LabelDrunken Fish
Roy Montgomery chronology
Scenes from the South Island
(1995)
Temple IV
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Scenes from the South Island is the debut studio album of guitarist and composer Roy Montgomery, released on 5 September 1995 by Drunken Fish Records. The album was remastered and reissued on 29 November 2019 by Liz Harris' label, Yellow Electric.[2] The reissue includes three additional songs not present on the original release, and also clarifies the proper titles and running order of the original songs.

Track listing

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1995 Release

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All music is composed by Roy Montgomery

No.TitleLength
1."Along the Main Divide"3:26
2."Clear Night, Port Hills"4:01
3."Twilight Conversation"10:04
4."Rainshadow Near Christchurch"5:06
5."Rain Receding"4:43
6."Escape Velocity"4:59
7."The Barracuda Sequence"1:47
8."Downtown to Vesuvio"1:23
9."The Road to Diamond Harbour"4:56
10."Winding It Out in the High Country"4:25
11."Norwester Head-On/The Last Kakapo Dreams of Flying"7:01

2019 Reissue

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All music is composed by Roy Montgomery

No.TitleLength
1."Along the Main Divide"3:26
2."Clear Night, Port Hills"4:01
3."Twilight Conversation"10:04
4."Rainshadow Near Christchurch"5:04
5."Rain Receding"4:45
6."Escape Velocity"4:59
7."Downtown To Vesuvio"1:46
8."The Road to Diamond Harbour"1:22
9."Winding It Out in the High Country"4:55
10."Norwester Head-On"4:23
11."The Last Kakapo Dreams of Flying"6:51
12."Hollyford Valley Day 1"5:22
13."Hollyford Valley Day 2"5:52
14."Hollyford Valley Day 3"5:14

Personnel

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Adapted from the Scenes from the South Island liner notes.[3]

Production and additional personnel

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1995 Drunken Fish CD, LP DFR-22
United States 2019 Yellow Electric[2] LP, Bandcamp

References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Roy Montgomery: Scenes from the South Island > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b Bruce-Jones, Henry (29 October 2019). "Grouper's Yellow Electric to reissue Roy Montgomery's debut Scenes From The South Island". FACT. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
  3. ^ Scenes from the South Island (booklet). Roy Montgomery. San Francisco, California: Drunken Fish Records. 1995.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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