| Lie of the Land | ||||
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| Released | October 1995 | |||
| Recorded | July 1995 | |||
| Studio | Free for Good Studios, Bradon, Gloucestershire, England | |||
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| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Label | Isis CD IS09 Hands on Music HMCD02 | |||
| Producer | Gerard O’Farrell | |||
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Lie of the Land is the fifth studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands. Following the live band setting of the band's previous album, 1994's Beat about the Bush, the duo sought a simpler sound that featured just themselves, with the duo trying to capture their live sound, which included experimenting with DI units and making the maximum use of pick-ups and pre-amplifiers. The album was produced by Gerard O'Farrell, who by this point had become the band's manager, and recorded in July 1995 in Bredon, Gloucestershire.
It was released in 1995 by Isis Records, before being re-rereleased by the duo's own label Hands on Music re-released the album in 1996 after the original version went out of print. The album was a turning point for the band, featuring major press attention from magazines such as Mojo and Q, the latter naming it "folk album of the year".[2] Oldies.com note that the album was "considered one of that year’s finest folk releases."[3]
- ^ Show of Hands – feature article in the Living Tradition magazine
- ^ "Full Biog | Show of Hands". Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ Show Of Hands Biography | OLDIES.com