Lovely Thunder

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Lovely Thunder
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1, 1986
Recorded1986; Track 5 Recorded at Cocteau Twins Studios (London England); all other track recorded at Metamusic Productions (L.A.)
Genre Ambient
Length47:31
Label Editions EG
Producer Harold Budd, Michael Hoenig
Harold Budd chronology
The Pearl
(1984)
Lovely Thunder
(1986)
The Moon and the Melodies
(1986)
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Lovely Thunder is a studio album by the American ambient artist Harold Budd. [2] It was released in 1986 on E.G. Records. The vinyl release did not include "Valse Pour le Fin du Temps".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "The Gunfighter" – 3:18
  2. "Sandtreader" – 5:33
  3. "Ice Floes in Eden" – 3:28
  4. "Olancha Farewell" – 2:18
  5. "Flowered Knife Shadows" – 7:15
  6. "Valse Pour le Fin du Temps" – 4:50
  7. "Gypsy Violin" – 20:49

Production

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References

  1. Kirby, Brian E.. Lovely Thunder at AllMusic
  2. 1 2 Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 46.