On November 5, 2007, “Floor Records” label released “The Wombats Proudly Present… A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation”, the debut Wombats studio album. It was recorded in 2007, at “Rockfield Studios” in Monmouth, Wales, “Electric Lady Studios” in New York City, “Brick Lane” and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Stephen Harris, Jimmy Robertson, Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Tord Øverland-Knudsen.
Personnel:
- Matthew Murphy– vocals, guitar, synthesizers, piano
- Tord Øverland-Knudsen – bass, synthesizers, cello, backing vocals
- Dan Haggis – drums, synthesizers, piano, stylophone, harmonica, melodica, backing vocals
- Ian McNabb – banjo
- Llangattock Primary School – kids choir
Track listing:
All lyrics by Matthew Murphy, except where noted; all music by , Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Tord Øverland-Knudsen. except where noted.
Track listing:
- Tales of Girls, Boys & Marsupials – lyrics by Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis, Tord Øverland-Knudsen
- Kill the Director
- Moving to New York
- Lost in the Post
- Party in a Forest (Where’s Laura?)
- School Uniforms
- Here Comes the Anxiety
- Let’s Dance to Joy Division
- Backfire at the Disco
- Little Miss Pipedream
- Suzanne Mattox PhD (includes elements from the chorus of Help Me, Rhonda, by the Beach Boys)
- Patricia the Stripper
- My First Wedding ( includes the hidden track Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials, piano instrumentation version)
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