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Beer briefly left The Albion Band but returned to them after a hiatus. Regardless, when the band were on a temporary break, he asked
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The duo self-released the album in early 1987 on cassette only. It was recorded and released to coincide with their first tour, and was only sold from the duo's concerts. The duo halted their time together as Beer returned The Albion Band, but returned in 1990 with
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The album displays twelve compositions, mostly consisting of songs by
Knightley. The opening song, "Tall Ships", is a four-minute version of the song that the duo would later adapt into a 22-minute opus for their following album,
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at the duo's live performances from early 1987. It was released to coincide with the tour. Being a low-key release, it was not reviewed by any local publications. The touring, nonetheless, gave the duo a small following.
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appear on the compilation, namely "Ah So!", "Solo", "The Last
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942:The Works
935:Hard Hats
928:Mandoline
878:Cold Cuts
825:Backlog 2
709:Phil Beer
462:Phil Beer
411:"Friends"
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175:folk rock
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51:Released
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417:"Ah So"
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