Tracey Thorn - A Distant Shore (Expanded Edition)

Tracey Thorn's A Distant Shore is a much loved indie classic. Released to critical acclaim in September 1982, Tracey's debut solo album is full of engaging, melodic tunes and heartfelt lyrics delivered with her distinctive warm vocals. Recorded in a studio in a garden shed when she was a 19-year-old first-year student at Hull University, it is an astonishing demonstration of Tracey's songwriting talent, stripped down to vocal and semi-acoustic guitar.

The album was released during a fertile period in her early career, when she was also playing with The Marine Girls and just about to embark on a life-long musical and personal partnership with Ben Watt in Everything But The Girl. It's stark minimalism made it stand out from the crowd, and the album remained on the Independent chart for many months. Freshly mastered at Abbey Road Studios with new sleeve-notes penned by Tracey, and includes 5 demo bonus tracks.

Heavyweight vinyl produced by Cherry Road in 2024. 

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