The Coral

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studio album
First released:
Sep 10 2002

Overview Edit

The Coral is the self-titled debut album by The Coral, and was released July 29, 2002 in the United Kingdom on the Deltasonic label, where it debuted at number 5 in the charts, and on March 3, 2003 in the United States on Columbia Records (see 2002 in music). It was also nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

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Release dates:
  • Mar 4 2003 in United States

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5 stars Tired of new retro? Hear's a breath of VERY fresh air.
I am a fan of new retro bands like The Walkmen, The Strokes, Frech Kicks, The Hives, etc, etc. But it gets old at times. When I saw this band, The Coral, on Conan O'Brien a week or so ago, I was immediately at attention. They played the song "Dreaming Of You". I just knew that I had to hear more. As soon as I did, I immediately began to wonder how I would possibly describe them to my friends. I can hear so many old Rock n'Roll influences in the music, that it's hard to pick one. The Beatles is t…
Written by P. Funky
3 stars Travel the high seas with The Coral
The Coral's debut album sounds like it came through a musical time warp from the past, which, on some cosmic level probably makes them very similar to the Squirrel Nut Zippers. With reverb-y guitars and a vintage vibe on songs such as "Goodbye","Dreaming of You" or the opener, "Spanish Main," these guys could have played at the Cavern Club in the early 60s. But they are not just re-treads or throw-backs. Nearly every song is inhabited by a variety of stylistic influences, multiple tempo changes …
Written by J. E. Thines

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Spanish Main
    1:53
    2
    I Remember When
    3:38
    3
    Shadows Fall
    3:29
    4
    Dreaming of You
    2:21
    5
    Simon Diamond
    2:28
    6
    Goodbye
    4:02
    7
    Waiting for the Heartaches
    4:03
    8
    Skeleton Key
    3:03
    9
    Wildfire
    2:45
    10
    Badman
    3:03
    11
    Calendars and Clocks / Time Travel
    11:56

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The Coral 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Mar 4 2003
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The Coral 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Sbme Import
release dates: Sep 10 2002
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