At Swim 2 Birds

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At Swim 2 Birds
Peter Jefferies - Jono Lonie.jpeg
Studio album by
Peter Jefferies and Jono Lonie
Released1987
Recorded1987 at Jono's house in Dunedin, New Zealand
Genre Experimental rock
Length29:52 (vinyl edition)
34:20 (CD edition)
Label Flying Nun
Peter Jefferies chronology
At Swim 2 Birds
(1987)
The Last Great Challenge in a Dull World
(1990)
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At Swim 2 Birds is a collaborative album by Peter Jefferies and Jono Lonie, released in 1987 through Flying Nun Records. Its title may reference the novel of the same name.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Peter Jefferies & Jono Lonie, except "Tarantella" co-written by Mick Dobday..

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"1:48
2."Thief With the Silver"2:04
3."Piano (One)"4:42
4."Interalia"2:24
5."At Swim 2 Birds"4:27
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Tarantella"3:22
2."Where The Flies Sleep"1:40
3."The Standing Stone"2:20
4."Short Was Fast"0:50
5."Piano (Two)"6:16
CD Version
No.TitleLength
1."Introduction"1:49
2."Thief With the Silver"2:08
3."Piano (One)"4:46
4."Interalia"2:31
5."At Swim 2 Birds"4:35
6."Tarantella"3:29
7."Where The Flies Sleep"1:42
8."The Standing Stone"2:27
9."Aerial"3:45
10."Short Was Fast"0:47
11."Piano (Two)"6:21

Personnel

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "At Swim 2 Birds". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 August 2012.