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Year of Explorers

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Year Of Explorers
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2007 (2007-08)
RecordedMetway Studios, Brighton. Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow and M-Bunker, Edinburgh.
GenresElectro, Punk, Alternative.
Length37:46
LabelsKFM Records, Mush Records.
ProducersDamian Taylor. John Cummings and The Magnificents.
The Magnificents chronology
The Magnificents
(2004)
Year Of Explorers
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned In Sound(8/10) [1]
NME(7/10) [2]
Popmatters(7/10) [3]
The ListStarStarStarStar [4]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar [5]

Year of Explorers is the second studio album by the Scottish electro rock band The Magnificents.

Track listing

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All tracks written by The Magnificents.

  1. "Ring Ring Oo Oo" – 4:57
  2. "Can't Explode" – 3:11
  3. "Get It Boy" – 3:22
  4. "No Dialogue With Cunts" – 2:50
  5. "How Longs Gone" – 3:58
  6. "(......)" – 1:15
  7. "Yellow Hand" – 3:04
  8. "Year Of Explorers" – 3:53
  9. "Dedridge Cowboys" – 3:33
  10. "Learn One Thing" – 3:31
  11. "Tiger Choir" – 4:04

Production

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Tracks 1, 3 and 8 were recorded at Metway Studios, Brighton, with Damian Taylor producing. All other tracks were produced by John Cummings and The Magnificents at Castle of Doom Studios, Glasgow, and the M- Bunker, Edinburgh.

US release

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Mush Records re-released the album in the United States on 9 December 2008 on the imprint The Scottish Legion Of Illuminated Magnificents. This is the first in a series of releases of the bands back catalogue.[6]

References

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  1. Drowned In Sound review
  2. NME, 25 Aug 2007. (pg.21)
  3. PopMatters review
  4. The List review
  5. The Skinny review
  6. "Mush Records News". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2009.