Trip [Import]

Saint Etienne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal UK
• ASIN: B0002Y9T6K
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,289 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Serge Gainsbourg – Cannabis

2. Gene Page – All Our Dreams Are Coming True

3. Gwen McCrae – Move Me Baby

4. Brinkley and Parker – Pander Man

5. Esther Williams – Last Night Changed It All

6. Gloria Scott – (A Case Of) Too Much Lovemakin'

7. Marvin Gaye – Symphony

8. Mamas and Papas – Shooting Star

9. The Supremes – Time To Break Down

10. Ennio Morricone – Deus Irae Psychedelico

See all 25 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Spanky & Our Gang – Like To Get To Know You

2. The Sandpipers – Never Can Say Goodbye

3. The Poppy Family – Free From The City

4. Mandy Moore – If Not By Fire

5. Ice – Ice Man

6. John & Beverly Martin – Auntie Aviator

7. Euphoria – There Is Now

8. Dillard & Clark – Radio Song

9. Fairport Convention – Autopsy

10. Roger Nicholls – Snow Queen

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Saint Etienne is a British pop/rock band led by songwriters Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, and fronted by vocalist Sarah Cracknell. Since the group's original inception in the early '90s, they've racked up a string of indie hit singles that were driven by deep club beats – encompassing anything from house and techno to Hip Hop and disco, including 1990’s hit "Only Love Can Break Your Heart," and their summer smash "Nothing Can Stop Us" in the following year.

The Trip created by Saint Etienne includes records from their DJ bags over the last decade – Chicago soul, TV show themes, rare psychedelia, and continental odds and ends – with a second CD of atmospheric magic.

Taking you through the musical journey of their lives, previous The Trip albums created by Dirty Vegas, Tom Middleton, and most recently Tim ‘Love’ Lee have delighted music fans everywhere. Picking an eclectic selection of music, from tracks they love, tracks that have influenced them and gems that they found over the years, the result has met with critical acclaim each time. The Trip by Saint Etienne is another fantastic journey for the series – hypnotic, stylish and funky.

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mind Blowing, December 21, 2004

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Erik Talkin (Santa Barbara, CA) - See all my reviews
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Saint Etienne reveal their sixties pop roots by pulling out a mind-boggling collection of nearly 50 (generally) obscure pop records. Every bargain bin has been pillaged to come up with an onslaught of mainly psychedelic and pop records. If you liked ST. Etienne's cover of 'Who do you think you are?', then there are a bunch more like that. In fact there's just too much. If you listen to the whole of the first CD through at high volume without a break, your brain will explode. Groovy baby. The second CD is mellower and features the Godlike genius of Scott Walker.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a revelation......., July 27, 2010

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Mr. P. S. Rapaport (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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This is a sensational compilation and, for my money, by far the strongest of the Trip series. I've always had a soft spot for St Etienne's mix of beats, melody and kitsch, and their influences are certainly evident here. CD1 is the more upbeat and cheesy set, the highlights being a gem from post-Ross Supremes (track 9), a bombastic 70s stomper (22) and a couple of Northern Soul interludes. But the more consistent delight is CD2 with at least 7 or 8 obscure golden nuggets. The collective strength stems from some awesome female vocal performances by, variously, Sandy Denny, Beverley Martin, Dusty Springfield and, in the set's climax, Julie Covington. Elsewhere there are sumptuous arrangements aplenty (tracks 1, 7, 14, 20), some delightful eccentricities, a great Scott Walker song and an orgasmic Richard Thompson blues guitar solo on track 9. It's all woven together with some inspired segues. This has become one of my favourite compilations of all time and I just never get tired of it. Wonderful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of The Greatest Mixes EVER, April 15, 2010

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Windsor Herriman (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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Pop music aficionados in particular will find a wealth of undiscovered gems from the late 1960's and early 1970's in this brilliantly sequenced set. These aren't throwaway cuts - most of these tracks sound like big hits in some groovy alternate universe. An amazing time capsule sure to have your party guests asking "Where did you find this?".

Note: There seems to be some confusion regarding Saint Etienne's role on this collection. This is NOT a Saint Etienne album, nor is it supposed to be a substitute for an album of original work. The members play the role of curators for this remarkable volume of "The Trip", a series of collections created by various artists.