Grand Prix (album)

The now-defunct Formula One racing team Simtek provided the car that appears on the front cover.^[10]

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[11]
Entertainment Weekly	C+[12]
The Guardian	[13]
Mojo	[14]
NME	9/10[15]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[16]
Q	[17]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[18]
Spin	4/10[19]
Uncut	8/10[20]

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Upon release, Grand Prix received almost unanimous critical acclaim. Writing for The Independent, Andy Gill called it "winsome and reflective",^[21] while Angela Lewis of the same publication described Grand Prix as a "breathtakingly superb (album) with finely honed dynamics, nagging harmonies and deceptively simple lyrics".^[22] In 2018, Q placed Grand Prix at number 72 in its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".^[23] It was voted number 624 in the 3rd edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2018).^[24] In 2004, it made number 72 on The Observer Music Monthly's top 100 British albums list.^[25] In 2013, NME ranked it at number 282 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.^[26]

Notes

• All bonus tracks produced by Teenage Fanclub. Tracks 1 and 2 recorded at Protocol Studios, London, engineered by Giles Hall, assisted by Delphine Carrier. Track 3 recorded at Protocol Studios, London, engineered by Giles Hall, and at The Greenhouse, London, engineered by Nick Wollage. Track 4 recorded at Riverside Studios, Glasgow, engineered by Duncan Cameron. Track 5 recorded at home by Norman Blake.

Grand Prix bonus 7" single

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• First vinyl pressing with limited edition bonus 7".