Contact! Contact!

Contact! Contact!
Studio album by Tellison
Released	May 14, 2007 (see release history)
Recorded	August 2006–January 2007 at Bankhead Farm, Fife, Scotland; and Perry Vale, London, England
Genre	Indie rock
Length	47:15
Label	Gravity DIP, Banquet
Producer	Robin Sutherland Nicolaas Weststeyn
Tellison chronology
Tellison EP (2006) Contact! Contact! (2007) The Wages of Fear (2011)
Singles from Contact! Contact!
"Reader" Released: February 6, 2006 "Henry Went to Paris" Released: August 2, 2007 "Gallery" Released: November 26, 2007

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Ulster	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]
Rockfeedback	[3]
Rock Sound	(9/10)[4]

Contact! Contact! is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Tellison, initially released May 14, 2007 on Gravity DIP Records. It was later re-released on November 12, 2007 on Banquet Records.^[5]

The album was recorded over a six-month period between Scotland and England with two producers, Robin Sutherland and Nicolaas Weststeyn.^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Stephen Davidson; music composed by Tellison.^[7]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hanover Start Clapping"	2:42
2.	"Reader"	2:44
3.	"Gallery"	4:17
4.	"Tender Is the Night"	3:54
5.	"Fire"	2:59
6.	"New York, New York, New York"	3:40
7.	"Amory"	2:35
8.	"Ambulance"	2:59
9.	"Architects"	4:39
10.	"Henry Went to Paris"	3:46
11.	"Disaster! Disaster!"	3:40
12.	"Hospital" (contains an untitled hidden track, a cover of "Song 1" by defunct Derby band Cable.)	13:02

Release history

Country	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue #	Ref.
United Kingdom	May 14, 2007	Gravity DIP Records	Compact Disc, Digital Download	DIP036	[8]
	November 12, 2007	Banquet Records	Compact Disc, Digital Download	BANQUET002	[9]

Personnel

The following personnel contributed to Contact! Contact!:^[7]

Tellison Stephen H Davidson — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lyrics Peter J Phillips — lead guitar, vocals, keyboards Andrew J Tickell — bass guitar, backing vocals Henry S Danowski — drums, percussion, keyboards Additional musicians Al Brown - violin

Production Robin Sutherland - producer Nicolaas Weststeyn - co-producer Pat Collier - mixing Kimberley Rosen - mastering Alex Curtis - artwork, design

References

1. "Album Review: Tellison – Contact! Contact!". Worldpress.com. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
2. "Tellison: Contact! Contact! (Banquet) KKKK. Their treble-layered harmonies and quirky energetic songs recall the sense, if not the sound, of The Get Up Kids in their early days... a wonderful sense of hope, regret and youthful abandon", Kerrang! (1180), 14 November 2007, p. 54
3. "Tellison - Contact! Contact! (Gravity Dip)". Rockfeedback. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
4. "Rock Sound Review". Banquet Records. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
5. "Contact! Contact! ~ Tellison (Artist)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
6. "Tellison Bio". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
7. Contact! Contact! (CD). Tellison. Banquet Records. 2007.
8. "TELLISON 'CONTACT! CONTACT!". Gravity DIP. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
9. "Tellison - Contact! Contact!: CD". Play.com. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace