Union Cafe

1993 studio album by Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Union Cafe

Studio album by

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

Released| 1993
Recorded| 1990–1993
Genre| New Age
Length| 73:40
Label| Zopf
Producer| Simon Jeffes
Penguin Cafe Orchestra chronology
| When In Rome...
(1988)  | Union Cafe
(1993)  | Concert Program
(1995)

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Allmusic| [1]

Union Cafe is the fifth and final studio album by the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, released in 1993 under the Zopf label. The album was originally released only as a CD and cassette. It was never released on vinyl until 2017, when a double LP edition was finally released under the Erased Tapes label to commemorate the 20th anniversary since Simon Jeffes' passing.[2]

## Track listing

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All music composed by Simon Jeffes except as indicated.

1. "Scherzo And Trio" – 6:55
2. "Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)" – 7:15
3. "Nothing Really Blue" – 5:17
4. "Cage Dead" – 4:33
5. "Vega" – 10:20
6. "Yodel 3" – 3:25
7. "Organum" – 3:47
8. "Another One From Porlock" – 2:58
9. "Thorn Tree Wind" – 3:14
10. "Silver Star Of Bologna" – 4:05
11. "Discover America" (Traditional) – 3:02
12. "Pythagoras On The Line" – 1:50
13. "Kora Kora" – 3:04
14. "Lie Back And Think Of England" – 4:21
15. "Red Shorts" – 4:06
16. "Passing Through" – 5:28

## Personnel

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* Khakberdy Allamurdov – drums
* Barbara Bolte – cor Anglais
* Belinda Bunt – violin
* Roger Chase – viola soloist
* Paul Cullington – bass
* Steve Fletcher – piano
* Roger Garland – violin
* Wilf Gibson – violin
* Roy Gillard – violin
* Tim Good – violin
* Simon Jeffes – arranger, bass, cuatro, guitar, harmonium, mandolin, omnichord, percussion, piano, Prophet 5, viola, violin
* Paul Kegg – cello
* Nigel Kennedy – violin
* Patrick Kiernan – violin
* Boguslav Kostecki – violin
* Kurban Kurbanov – accordion
* Chris Laurence – bass
* Helen Liebmann – cello, soloist
* Martin Loveday – cello
* Ian Maidman – bass, percussion
* Rita Manning – violin
* Peter McGowan – violin
* James McLeod – violin
* Peter Oxer – violin
* Tony Pleeth – cello
* Neil Rennie – ukulele
* Geoffrey Richardson – cello, clarinet, viola
* Sabir Rizaev – clarinet, soprano saxophone
* George Robertson – viola
* Roger Smith – cello
* Stephen Tees – viola
* Kathryn Tickell – Northumbrian smallpipes
* Naná Vasconcelos – clay pot
* Annie Whitehead – trombone
* Barry Wilde – violin
* Katie Wilkinson Khoroshunin – viola
* Gavyn Wright – soloist, violin

## References

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1. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Union Cafe Review". Paul Simpson. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
2. ^ "Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Union Cafe". Erased Tapes. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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Penguin Cafe Orchestra

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* Barbara Bolte
* Roger Chase
* Danny Cummings
* Dave DeFries
* Wilfred Gibson
* Stephen Fischer
* Michael Giles
* Nigel Kennedy
* Chris Laurence
* Helen Liebmann
* Jennifer Maidman
* Steve Nye
* Geoffrey Richardson
* Kathryn Tickell
* Naná Vasconcelos
* Annie Whitehead
* Gavyn Wright
* Emily Young

Studio albums|

* Music from the Penguin Cafe
* Penguin Cafe Orchestra
* Broadcasting from Home
* Signs of Life
* Union Cafe

EPs|

* The Penguin Cafe Orchestra Mini Album

Live albums|

* When in Rome...
* Concert Program

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* Still Life at the Penguin Cafe

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