Valhalla Avenue is an album by Irish alternative rock act The Fatima Mansions.[1][5] Released in 1992 by Kitchenware Records, the album included the singles "Evil Man" and "1000%". Frontman Cathal Coughlan wrote, and with the assistance of Ralph Jezzard and Victor Van Vugt, produced and engineered the album.
| Valhalla Avenue | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:54 | |||
| Label | Kitchenware[1] | |||
| Producer | Ralph Jezzard, Victor Van Vugt, Cathal Coughlan | |||
| The Fatima Mansions chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Select | [4] |
A limited edition was also released with several bonus tracks, including obscure cover versions of R.E.M.'s "Shiny Happy People" and Ministry's "Stigmata".
The album reached number 52 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]
Critical reception
editThe Chicago Reader wrote that the album contains "some strikingly tuneful songs."[7] Select called it "compulsive, sick, angelic music for the permanently aggrieved."[4]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Cathal Coughlan.
- "Evil Man" (4:12)
- "Something Bad" (3:04)
- "Valhalla Avenue" (3:19)
- "1000%" (3:58)
- "North Atlantic Wind" (4:21)
- "Purple Window" (5:01)
- "Go Home Bible Mike" (3:40)
- "Perfumes of Paradise" (3:03)
- "Greyhair" (4:26)
- "C^7/Breakfast with Bandog" (3:31)
- "Ray of Hope, Hoe of Rape" (4:15)
- "Be Dead" (2:05)
Personnel
edit- Cathal Ó Cochláin – vocals, robot keyboards
- Sister Mary Ó Gruama – guitar
- Duke Ó Málaithe – keyboards
- Hugh Bunker – bass guitar
- Nicholas Tiompan Allum – drums, woodwind scoring
Additional Musicians;-
- Simon Picard – soprano saxophone on "North Atlantic Wind"
- Ann Rodgers - vocals on "North Atlantic Wind"
- Mike Williams - clarinet on "Greyhair" and "Perfumes of Paradise"
References
edit- ^ a b Buckley, Peter (2 August 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Valhalla Avenue - Fatima Mansions | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Select Magazine Website". selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
- ^ "Fatima Mansions". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 281-282
- ^ Reger, Rick. "Black Beauty". Chicago Reader.
