Far Away in Time

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Far Away In Time
Compilation album by
Released1987
Length68:51
LabelVirgin
ProducerMike Howlett (tracks 1-15)
Daniel Lanois and Martha & The Muffins (tracks 16-17)
Martha and the Muffins chronology
The World is a Ball
(1986)
Far Away In Time
(1987)
Modern Lullaby
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Far Away in Time was a 1987 CD compilation of tracks by Martha and the Muffins. The compilation consisted of Metro Music (the band's first album) in its entirety (tracks 1-10), plus four tracks from Trance and Dance (tracks 12-15), two tracks from This is the Ice Age (tracks 16-17), and the non-album single "Insect Love"[2] (track 11).

The album was compiled without any input from the band,[3] and the poorly researched liner notes by Mick Wall (on the 1993 re-issue) contain numerous errors about the history of the band's various line-ups, as well as several errors about the origins of the tracks on this compilation. The correct information is listed above.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Echo Beach"Mark Gane3:38
2."Paint by Number Heart"Martha Johnson3:28
3."Saigon"Johnson, Daniel Millar4:23
4."Indecision"Johnson4:23
5."Terminal Twilight"Gane, Martha Ladly4:42
6."Hide and Seek"Gane, Ladly3:59
7."Monotone"Johnson2:47
8."Sinking Land"Gane5:28
9."Revenge (Against the World)"Gane3:31
10."Cheesies and Gum"Gane, Ladly3:09
11."Insect Love"Gane4:14
12."About Insomnia"Gane, Ladly3:13
13."Motorbikin'"Chris Spedding2:56
14."Suburban Dream"Gane3:27
15."Was Ezo"Ladly3:58
16."Women Around the World at Work"Gane3:58
17."This Is the Ice Age"Gane7:27

References[edit]

  1. ^ Badgley, Aaron. "Martha and the Muffins: Far Away in Time" at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Martha And The Muffins – "Insect Love"". discogs.com. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  3. ^ Johnson, Martha (1995). "A Brief History of Times with Martha and the Muffins". thecia.net. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 17 September 2011.