Name: The Chinese Album
Brand: Spacehog

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RLGM11431PMI

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Colour

purple

Colour details

Maroon

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Discogs ID

[r16260143]

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Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

1000

Release date

2020-12-11

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

848064011439

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / purple

Artist

Spacehog

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Real Gone Music

The second (1998) release from the British expat group Spacehog, The Chinese Album was originally conceived as the soundtrack for a movie called Mungo City; the movie never got made but thankfully the album retained the glam/power pop song by the same name (which, in a just universe, would have been a big hit)!

This record never really got its due, partly because the band took three years to follow up on the success of their debut album Resident Alien and its hit In the Meantime. But The Chinese Album, in many ways, is a much more fully-realized work than its predecessor; instead of merely playing at being a glam-rock band, Spacehog here crafts a fully-realized sound and aesthetic, with nods to such artists as Queen, Badfinger, The Kinks, and even R.E.M. (Michael Stipe makes an appearance on the mellow Almond Kisses). And the songwriting (e.g. Lucy’s Shoe) is consistently strong, making The Chinese Album one of the late ‘90s’ great lost records.

The Chinese Album

Music GB