Unexpected Guest at a Cancelled Party
2007 compilation album by Spoons
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Unexpected Guest at a Cancelled Party is a compilation album of unreleased material by the Canadian 80s new wave band Spoons. Named after the B-side to their "Talk Back" single, it was released independently by Spoons member Gordon Deppe in June 2007.
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| Released | June 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–1985 | |||
| Genres | New wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 43:59 | |||
| Label | Spoons Music | |||
| Producer | The Spoons | |||
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Background and writing
According to Gordon Deppe the album "covers the time roughly between 1983 and 1985",[2] and was the band's first release of studio material since their 1988 Vertigo Tango album.
Deppe related the origin of the material: "Most of these songs were recorded after "Romantic Traffic" and "Tell No Lies", in a tiny, hidden away studio in Oakville, Ontario. We were about to embark on a whole new chapter in our musical lives that would leave these old ideas forgotten, to slowly weather over time and eventually fade into the earth."[3]
A few of these songs were played live including "In the Hands of Money" (circa 1984) which can be seen on the Spoons' DVD Spoons Live in Concert.
Track listing
- "Love Drum" – 4:16
- "Show & Tell" – 3:33
- "Unpremeditated Love" – 3:47
- "2,000 Years" – 4:21
- "World in Motion" – 4:16
- "Bending" – 3:32
- "Young English Gentleman" – 3:35
- "In the Hands of Money" – 3:43
- "No Promises" – 4:39
- "Spaces" – 3:12
- "Love Can Be a Stranger" – 3:31
- "Ciao" – 1:34
Personnel
- Gordon Deppe - vocals, guitar
- Sandy Horne - vocals, bass
- Rob Preuss - keyboards
- Derrick Ross - drums