Matching Mole (album)

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Matching Mole
Matching Mole - Matching Mole front album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1972
RecordedDecember 1971 – February 1972
StudioCBS Studios, London
Genre Progressive rock, Canterbury scene
Length40:02
Label CBS S 64850
Producer Matching Mole
Matching Mole chronology
Matching Mole
(1972)
Matching Mole's Little Red Record
(1972)
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Matching Mole is the debut album from the English Canterbury scene progressive rock band Matching Mole.

Contents

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "O Caroline" (Sinclair, Wyatt) – 5:05
  2. "Instant Pussy" (Wyatt) – 2:59
  3. "Signed Curtain" (Wyatt) – 3:06
  4. "Part of the Dance" (Miller) – 9:16
  5. "Instant Kitten" (Wyatt) – 4:58
  6. "Dedicated to Hugh, but You Weren't Listening" (Wyatt) – 4:39
  7. "Beer as in Braindeer" (Wyatt) – 4:02
  8. "Immediate Curtain" (Wyatt) – 5:57

Esoteric Issue ECLEC22311 Bonus Tracks

  1. "O Caroline" (Sinclair, Wyatt) – (Single Version) - 3:33
  2. "Signed Curtain" (Wyatt) – (Single Edit) - 3:05
  3. "Part of the Dance Jam" (Miller) - 20:57

Disc 2

  1. "Signed Curtain (Take 2)" (Wyatt) – 5:32
  2. "Memories Membrane" (Wyatt) – 11:16 CBS Studio 29/12/71
  3. "Part of the Dance (Take 1)" (Miller) – 7:27 CBS Studio 03/01/72
  4. "Horse" (Wyatt) – 3:47 CBS Studio 10/01/72
  5. "Intermediate Kitten" (Wyatt) – 9:54 BBC Radio One Peel Show January 1972
  6. "Marchides/Instant Pussy/Smoke Signal" (MacRae, Wyatt) – 19:36 BBC Radio One Peel Show April 1972

Personnel

Matching Mole

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. Unterberger, Richie. "Matching Mole - Matching Mole : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 March 2013.