Like King Creosote and Jon Hopkins’ Diamond Mine or Alison Krauss and Robert Plant’s Raising Sand, Altitude captures an unrepeatable moment of divine serendipity. - Pete Paphides, Needle Mythology
We are proud to announce the very first vinyl release of Alt – the collaborative album by ALT, an ad hoc trio of kindred spirits comprising Andy White, Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers) and Tim Finn (Split Enz/Finn/Crowded House).
ALT came together in Dublin when Tim Finn stayed at the flat shared by Andy White and Liam Ó Maonlaí. After cementing their friendship, the three decamped to Tim’s studio in Melbourne, where the songs on Altitude were recorded.
All the instruments on Altitude were played by White, Ó Maonlaí and Finn. Originally released on CD in 1995, this deluxe reissue of Altitude has been remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios and pressed onto 2 x 180g vinyl at The Vinyl Factory.
The newly remastered version of Altitude features five additional bonus tracks from the original sessions. Three songs are previously unreleased in any form. The remaining two were only available on the 1995 Japanese CD release.
ALTITUDE
NEMYLP01 | NEMYCD010
Tracklisting
LP
SIDE ONE
WE’RE ALL MEN
PENELOPE TREE
WHEN THE WINTER COMES
FAVOURITE GIRL
SWIM
SIDE TWO
THE REFUGE TREE
WHAT YOU’VE DONE
SECOND SWIM
GIRLFRIEND GURU
MANDALA
SIDE THREE
I DECIDED TO FLY
THE DAY YOU WERE BORN
HALFWAY ROUND THE WORLD
MANY’S THE TIME
SIDE FOUR
THE FUTURE IS BROKEN
GIRLFRIEND GURU (ALT VERSION) *
MANDALA (ALT VERSION) *
THE GLAD-EYED MAID *
* Previously unreleased
CD
WE’RE ALL MEN
PENELOPE TREE
WHEN THE WINTER COMES
FAVOURITE GIRL
SWIM
THE REFUGE TREE
WHAT YOU’VE DONE
SECOND SWIM
GIRLFRIEND GURU
MANDALA
I DECIDED TO FLY
THE DAY YOU WERE BORN
HALFWAY ROUND THE WORLD
MANY’S THE TIME
THE FUTURE IS BROKEN
GIRLFRIEND GURU (ALT VERSION) *
MANDALA (ALT VERSION) *
THE GLAD-EYED MAID *
* Previously unreleased