Crying Laughing Loving Lying – 50th Anniversary (Half-Speed Master Edition): Vinyl LP Puddle Of Mudd All Quiet on the Western

All Quiet on the Western Front received positive reviews from critics

Originally conceived in 1981 as an attempt to make Brian Eno’s “vision of a psychedelic Africa” exist in musical form

It was mixed by Nicholas Principe and mastered by Kramer

His inspiration came not from ‘pop’ but 20th-century classical music and jazz from the late fifties and sixties (there is a distinct flavour of Miles Davis – ‘In A Silent Way’ here) and is one of the quietest and most intimate records ever made – creating an exceptional atmosphere in which the listener can submerge

Three guitars

Crying Laughing Loving Lying – 50th Anniversary (Half-Speed Master Edition): Vinyl LP Puddle Of Mudd All Quiet on the WesternLabi Siffres third album was the first to be produced by Labi himself, who declares it to be the one where it all came together singing some of my best songs. Issued in 1972, it features the beautiful original version of It Must Be Love, a # 14 hit for Labi nine years before Madness took it to the top. Also featured is My Song, as sampled by Kanye West for I Wonder, and the # 11 hit title song, also covered by Rod Stewart and Olivia Newton John. This