Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!bloom-beacon!GAFFA.MIT.EDU!Love-Hounds-request From: Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa Subject: All For Love & Love For All Message-ID: Date: 24 Sep 90 05:44:19 GMT Sender: Love-Hounds-request@gaffa.MIT.EDU Reply-To: Love-Hounds@gaffa.MIT.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 26 Approved: love-hounds@eddie.mit.edu Really-From: John M. Relph The Lilac Time have just released their third album, _& Love for All_. Seven of the twelve tracks on the album were produced by Andy Partridge of XTC. The album has a lazy pastoral feel to it, even when Stephen Duffy sings about his hopes for world peace in the song ``Let Our Land Be the One.'' Mr Partridge's touch is obvious in the swirling psychadelia on tracks such as ``Fields (Reprise)'' and the overall sound of many of the other tracks. One might just be reminded of XTC's under-appreciated _Mummer_ LP. Mr Partridge also contributes understated guitar solos to two of the songs, and one might just wonder if he played the short harmonica tribute to The Beatles in the song ``All for Love & Love for All.'' The song continues the theme of love begun by The Beatles in ``All You Need Is Love'' and continued much more recently by XTC in their song ``The Loving.'' Long-time XTC associate John Leckie produced the remainder of the tracks on the album with singer Stephen Duffy and helped mix the Partridge-produced tracks. Mr Leckie also produced The Stone Roses' well-received retro-psychadelic debut album. At least two singles are available from this album. The CD-single of ``All for Love and Love for All'' contains three non-album tracks, having quite interesting instrumentals. The ``It'll End In Tears'' CD-single contains two non-album cuts. -- John