Name: When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings
Brand: The Wave Pictures

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

MOSHILP117X

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Colour

purple

Colour details

Lilac and Sparkle Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-07-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

RTUK

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5060918151015

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

Artist

The Wave Pictures

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Moshi Moshi

Exclusives

The Wave Pictures, industrious and prolific as ever, return with their new double album <i>When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings</i>.

Formed over twenty years ago by Franic Rozycki and David Tattersall in Wymeswold, Leicestershire, and joined by Jonny ‘Hudderfield’ Helm since 2005, The Wave Pictures have released over twenty albums of their own, along with exciting side projects such as garage rock supergroup The Surfing Magazines, several albums with Stanley Brinks, and Dave’s recent guitar contributions to Billy Childish albums, with whom they also collaborated on their 2014 album ‘Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon’. Across these varied releases, accommodating Dave’s free flowing fountain of songwriting, The Wave Pictures have shown their deep affection for rock and roll, blues, jazz, classic rock, and of course Dave’s legendary love of good guitar solo.

Lead track from the album 'This Heart Of Mine’ references time and space travel and memory all rolled into one. Musically inspired by classic Neil Young, ‘This Heart Of Mine’ witnesses The Wave Pictures going full-on country and features cowboy harmonica from Dominic ‘Hotdog’ Brider, Franic Rozycki on mandolin, alongside Dave Tattersall’s gentle acoustic guitar strum.

When The Purple Emperor Spreads His Wings

Music US