The Harp Factory on Lake Street
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| Released | January 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz | |||
| Length | 17:12 | |||
| Label | Table of the Elements[1] | |||
| Producer | Jim O'Rourke | |||
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The Harp Factory on Lake Street is an album by the American band Gastr del Sol, released in 1995.[2][3] It is named for Lyon & Healy's harp factory at the corner of Lake Street and Ogden Avenue, in Chicago.[4] The album contains a single 17-minute track.[5]
The Harp Factory on Lake Street was the first album for which Susan Archie designed the packaging; Archie has since won three Grammy Awards for packaging.[6] The album was reissued in 2006.[7]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
AllMusic wrote that the album "may not be of much interest to those who enjoy the pop aspects of Gastr del Sol's other work, but it fits well with the more experimental work of Chicago's post-rock and avant-jazz musicians."[8]
Track listing[edit]
- "The Harp Factory on Lake Street"
References[edit]
- ^ "Steve Holtje's Top Ten — February 5". The Big Takeover.
- ^ "Gastr del Sol Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Gastr Del Sol". www.trouserpress.com.
- ^ Bruno, Franklin (Jan 1996). "Learning to Speak Music". CMJ New Music Monthly (29): 22.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (May 19, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
- ^ Ruggieri, Melissa (14 Feb 2016). "58TH GRAMMY AWARDS: Atlanta design artist hoping for more gold". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. E1.
- ^ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee (7 Feb 2006). "Rock". The Courier-Journal. p. E1.
- ^ a b "The Harp Factory on Lake Street - Gastr del Sol | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
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