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In a Foreign Town by Peter Hammill (CD, Oct-1988, Restless Records USA) 
In a Foreign Town by Peter Hammill (CD, Oct-1988, Restless Records USA)

 
In a Foreign Town by Peter Hammill (CD, Oct-1988, Restless Records USA)

Artist: Peter Hammill
Release Date: Oct 1988
Format: CD
Record Label: Restless Records (USA)
Genre: Art Rock, Rock & Pop
UPC: 018777233729
Product ID: EPID3101106
Description: Although not considered one of Peter Hammill's best by longtime fans, 1988's In a Foreign Town does contain some worthwhile material. Produced by Hammill himself, the album is far more upbeat than most of his past work, and sounds like m...
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Track Listing
1. Hemlock
2. Invisible Ink
3. Sci-Finance (Revisited)
4. This Book
5. Time to Burn
6. Auto
7. Vote Brand X
8. Sun City Night Life
9. Plays the Thing, The
10. Under Cover Names
11. Smile
12. Time to Burn (Instrumental)

Details
Producer:Peter Hammill
Distributor:Ryko Distribution
Recording Type:Studio
Recording Mode:Stereo
SPAR Code:n/a

Album Notes
Although not considered one of Peter Hammill's best by longtime fans, 1988's In a Foreign Town does contain some worthwhile material. Produced by Hammill himself, the album is far more upbeat than most of his past work, and sounds like mid-'80s Genesis at times. But it may be one of Hammill's most musically varied albums; just give a listen to the new wave sound of "Invisible Ink" (one of the album's catchiest and strongest tracks), the Talking Heads-like "Sci-Finance (Revisited)," and the Adrian Belew/King Crimson sound of "Auto." But the anemic '80s production of the material tends to take away from the compositions; it's the complete opposite of earlier Hammill releases, where he kept things more straight-ahead. The song "Under Cover Names" contains completely un-Hammill-like, cheesy Miami Vice keyboard sounds. The only track where the Peter Hammill-of-old resurfaces is on the stark piano/voice composition "The Play's the Thing." If the one-dimensional production was replaced with more interesting sounds, In a Foreign Town would have turned out better, since there was still plenty of strong Hammill songwriting present. ~ Greg Prato

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