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Saint Etienne — Foxbase Alpha

Pop · 1991

Album cover: Saint Etienne — Foxbase Alpha

The sleeve

Images of the pressing listed below, from Discogs.

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Synth-pop & dance

83.2
overall
No. 108
of 250 in the pop ranking

Scores

Performance76
Showcase76
Pressing74
Taste match87
Acclaim88

Character

Brightness58
Dynamics65
Space72
Sub-bass reliance20
Vocal presence75
Warmth68

Occasion suitability

Dinner75
Café85
Headphones82
Friday85
Background80

About the artist

English group formed in 1990 by Croydon childhood friends and music journalists Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, who named it after the French football club, with Sarah Cracknell as their permanent vocalist

All records by Saint Etienne

The pressing

Discogs master8981
Versions9
Speed33+45 rpm
Audiophile notes45 RPM; Remastered (2017 25th Anniversary box)
Top-rated release9679564
Reference pressing2017 25th Anniversary box (HVNLP1SE, 45 RPM remaster)
Discogsthe pressing on Discogs

The record

Side A

1This Is Radio Etienne0:43
2Only Love Can Break Your Heart4:30
3Wilson1:59
4Carnt Sleep4:44

Side B

1Girl VII3:46
2Spring3:44
3She's The One3:08

Side C

1Stoned To Say The Least7:42
2Nothing Can Stop Us4:21
3Etienne Gonna Die1:32

Side D

1London Belongs To Me3:57
2Like The Swallow7:41
3Dilworth's Theme0:39

Side E

1Kiss And Make Up6:20
2Filthy5:35
3Chase HQ3:32
4Sally Space5:06
5Sweet Pea4:49

Side F

1The Reckoning1:31
2People Get Real4:45
3Winter In America5:53
4Speedwell6:33
5Fake 885:03

Side G

GKiss And Make Up (Demo)—

Tracklist: Discogs pressing listing; timings partly from iTunes