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Contact! Contact!
Studio album by
Released14 May 2007
RecordedAugust 2006 – January 2007 at Bankhead Farm, Fife, Scotland; and Perry Vale, London, England
GenreIndie rock
Length47:15
LabelGravity DIP, Banquet
ProducerRobin Sutherland
Nicolaas Weststeyn
Tellison chronology
Tellison EP
(2006)
Contact! Contact!
(2007)
The Wages of Fear
(2011)
Singles from Contact! Contact!
  1. "Reader"
    Released: 6 February 2006
  2. "Henry Went to Paris"
    Released: 2 August 2007
  3. "Gallery"
    Released: 26 November 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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 on 14 May 2007 on Gravity DIP Records. It was later re-released on 12 November 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

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

No.TitleLength
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 City, 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

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

Personnel

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

References

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  1. ^ "Album Review: Tellison – Contact! Contact!". Worldpress.com. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2009.
  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!, no. 1180, p. 54, 14 November 2007
  3. ^ "Tellison – Contact! Contact! (Gravity Dip)". Rockfeedback. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Rock Sound Review". Banquet Records. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  5. ^ "Contact! Contact! ~ Tellison (Artist)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
  6. ^ "Tellison Bio". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  7. ^ a b Contact! Contact! (CD). Tellison. Banquet Records. 2007.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "TELLISON 'CONTACT! CONTACT!". Gravity DIP. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 25 November 2009.
  9. ^ "Tellison – Contact! Contact!: CD". Play.com. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
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